Vilensky Uyezd

Vilensky Uyezd (Russian: Виленский уезд) was one of the uyezds of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Vilna.

History

Established 1795 under Vilna Governorate. Formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Vilensky Uyezd had a population of 363,313. Of these, 25.8% spoke Belarusian, 21.3% Yiddish, 20.9% Lithuanian, 20.1% Polish, 10.4% Russian, 0.8% German, 0.2% Tatar, 0.2% Ukrainian and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.[1]

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