Beletsky Uyezd

Beletsky Uyezd (Белецкий уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Bălți (Beltsy).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Beletsky Uyezd had a population of 211,448. Of these, 66.3% spoke Moldovan or Romanian, 12.9% Yiddish, 11.4% Ukrainian, 6.7% Russian, 1.0% German, 0.7% Romani, 0.7% Polish, 0.1% Armenian, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Greek as their native language.[1]

References

1. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-21.