Starobelsk uyezd
Starobelsk uyezd was an uyezd (district) in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
| Starobelsk uyezd Старобельский уездъ | |
|---|---|
| of the Russian Empire | |
| 1797–1923 | |
| Capital | Starobelsk |
| Population | |
• (1897) | 359 285 |
| History | |
• Established | 1797 |
• Disestablished | 1923 |
History
This uyezd was created in May 1797. The administrative centre of uyezd was the town of Starobelsk.
The uyezd consisted of 42 volosts, two towns and 528 villages, slobodas and other small settlements. It was the biggest uyezd in Kharkov Governorate.
In January 1897, according to the Russian Empire Census, the population of the uyezd was 359,285.
By the Soviet administrative reform of 1923, the uyezd was transformed into Starobelsk okrug.
Sources
- "Старобельск" in Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — Т. 31. СПб., 1900. (in Russian)
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