Shchigrovsky Uyezd (''Щигро́вский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the

Kursk Governorate Kursk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 to 1928 with its capital in Kursk. Administrative divisions As of 1914, Kursk Governorate included 15 uyezds. * Belgorods ...

of the

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. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Shchigry.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Shchigrovsky Uyezd had a population of 150,030. Of these, 99.8% spoke

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, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1%

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as their native language.
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References

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