Tarashcha uezd

Tarashcha uezd Таращанскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Location in the Kiev Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Southwestern
Governorate	Kiev
Established	1800
Abolished	1923
Capital	Tarashcha
Area
• Total	3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	245,752
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)

The Tarashcha uezd (Russian: Таращанскій уѣздъ, romanized: Tarashchanskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Таращанський повіт, romanized: Tarashchans'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tarashcha.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Tarashchansky Uyezd had a population of 245,752. Of these, 87.6% spoke Ukrainian, 9.4% Yiddish, 1.8% Polish, 1.0% Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% Belarusian as their native language.