Gaysin uezd
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gaysin uezd
| native_name = Гайсинскій уѣздъ
| native_name_lang = ru
| settlement_type = Uezd
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Podolye Governorate 1856.svg
| image_map = Podolskaya gubernia Gaysinsky uezd.png
| mapsize = 225px
| map_caption = Location in the Podolia Governorate
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Russian Empire
| subdivision_type1 = Krai
| subdivision_name1 = Southwestern
| subdivision_type2 = Governorate
| subdivision_name2 = Podolia
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1795
| extinct_title = Abolished
| extinct_date = 1923
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Gaysin
| area_total_km2 = 3383.11
| population_as_of = 1897
| population_total = 248,142
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 3.78%
| population_rural = 96.22%
| total_type = Total
}}
The Gaysin uezd{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Га́йсинскій уѣ́здъ|translit=Gáysinskiy uyézd|label=Russian}}|{{Langx|uk|Га́йсинський пові́т|Háisynsʼkyi povít}}}}}} was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire, with its administrative centre in Gaysin (modern-day Haisyn). The area of the Gaysin uezd covered the area of modern-day Haisyn Raion.
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (volosts) of the Bratslav uezd in 1912 were as follows:{{Cite book |url=https://www.prlib.ru/item/404525https://www.prlib.ru/item/404525 |publisher=Kiev: Izd-vo T-va L. M. Fish |script-title=ru:Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения |trans-title=Volostny, stanichnaya, rural, communes of government and administration, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211143849/https://www.prlib.ru/item/404525 |archive-date=2022-12-11 |year=1913 |page=162 }}
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Name | Name in Russian | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Granov volost | Грановская волость | Granov |
| Kiblich volost | Кибличская волость | Kiblich |
| Kislyak volost | Кислякская волость | Kislyak |
| Krasnaya-Polka volost | Красно-Полкская волость | Krasnaya-Polka |
| Krasnoselka volost | Красноселкская волость | Krasnoselka |
| Kuna volost | Кунянская волость | Kuna |
| Ladyzhino volost | Ладыжинская волость | Ladyzhino |
| Nizhekrapivna volost | Ниже-Крапивнянская волость | Krapivna |
| Sobolevka volost | Соболевская волость | Sobolevka |
| Teplik volost | Тепликская волость | Teplik |
| Ternov volost | Терновская волость | Ternov |
| Khashchevata volost | Хащеватская волость | Khashchevata |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census on {{OldStyleDate|28 January|1897|15 January}}, the Gaysin uezd had a population of 248,142, including 123,305 men and 124,837 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian{{efn|name=Russians|Prior to 1918, the Imperial Russian government classified Russians as the Great Russians, Ukrainians as the Little Russians, and Belarusians as the White Russians. After the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918, the Little Russians identified themselves as "Ukrainian".{{Cite book |title=Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917 |last=Hamm |first=Michael F. |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-4008-5151-5 |pages=83}} Also, the Belarusian Democratic Republic which the White Russians identified themselves as "Belarusian".{{Cite book |title=Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction |last=Fortson IV |first=Benjamin W. |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4443-5968-8 |pages=429 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bSxHgej4tKMC&pg=PA429}}}} to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.{{Cite web|url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=1119|title=Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей.|website=www.demoscope.ru|access-date=2019-12-19}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Linguistic composition of the Gaysin uezd in 1897 | ||
| Language | Native speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Little Russian{{efn|name=Russians}} | align="right" |214,218 | align="right" |86.33 |
| Jewish | align="right" |25,733 | align="right" |10.37 |
| Great Russian{{efn|name=Russians}} | align="right" |4,662 | align="right" |1.88 |
| Polish | align="right" |3,043 | align="right" |1.23 |
| German | align="right" |184 | align="right" |0.07 |
| Tatar | align="right" |121 | align="right" |0.05 |
| Votyak | align="right" |36 | align="right" |0.01 |
| White Russian{{efn|name=Russians}} | align="right" |24 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Gipsy | align="right" |23 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Czech | align="right" |19 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Romanian | align="right" |11 | align="right" |0.00 |
| French | align="right" |10 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Cheremis | align="right" |6 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Latvian | align="right" |6 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Bashkir | align="right" |2 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Chuvash | align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Other | align="right" |43 | align="right" |0.02 |
| Total | 248,142 | 100.00 |
Notes
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