Kovensky Uyezd

Kovensky Uyezd (Russian: Ковенский уезд) was one of the uyezds of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Kovno.

History

Established 1795 under Vilna Governorate. Transferred to Kovno Governorate in 1843. Formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kovensky Uyezd had a population of 227,431. Of these, 41.4% spoke Lithuanian, 23.2% Polish, 19.8% Yiddish, 11.6% Russian, 2.3% German, 0.5% Tatar, 0.4% Belarusian, 0.1% Chuvash, 0.1% Ukrainian, 0.1% Karelian and 0.1% Udmurt as their native language.[1]

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