Chigirin uezd

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Chigirin uezd

| native_name = Чигиринский уезд

| native_name_lang = ru

| settlement_type = Uezd

| image_shield =

| image_map = Kiev Governorate Chigirinsky uezd.svg

| mapsize = 225px

| map_caption = Location in the Kiev Governorate

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Russian Empire

| subdivision_type1 = Krai

| subdivision_name1 = Southwestern

| subdivision_type2 = Governorate

| subdivision_name2 = Kiev

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1795

| extinct_title = Abolished

| extinct_date = 1923

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Chigirin

| area_total_km2 = 3274

| population_as_of = 1897

| population_total = 225,915

| population_density_km2 = auto

}}

The Chigirin uezd ({{langx|ru|Чигиринский уезд|Chigirinskiy uyezd}}; {{langx|uk|Чигиринський повіт|Chyhyryns'kyi povit}}) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Chigirin (Chyhyryn).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Chigirin uezd had a population of 225,915. Of these, 89.4% spoke Ukrainian, 8.6% Yiddish, 1.4% Russian, 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Romani as their native language.[http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=565] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей

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