Belgoraj county is an administrative unit of the Lublin province of the Russian Empire , which existed from 1837 to 1919 . The administrative center is the city of Belgoraj .
| Belgoraj County | |
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| A country |  Russian empire |
| Province | Lublin province |
| County town | Bilgoraj | Belgorai |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1837 |
| Date of Abolition | 1919 |
| Square | 1,500.8 miles Β² kmΒ² |
| Population | |
| Population | 96 332 [1] ( 1897 ) people |
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History
The county was formed in 1837 as part of the Lublin province of the Russian Empire . In 1912, the county was transferred to the newly formed Kholm province . In 1919 it was transformed into the Bilgora County County of the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland .
Population
According to the 1897 census, the county's population was 96,332 people, including 5,846 inhabitants in the city of Belgorai [1] .
National composition
The 1897 National Census [2] :
- Poles - 60 363 people (62.7%),
- Ukrainians (Little Russians) - 20,071 people. (20.8%),
- Jews - 8974 people. (9.3%),
- Russians - 6,610 people (6.9%),
Administrative Division
In 1913, the county consisted of 14 communes [3] :
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Notes
- β 1 2 Demoscope Weekly. The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. Available population in the provinces, counties, cities of the Russian Empire (without Finland). Lublin province .
- β First general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population according to their native language. Belgoraj County
- β Volostnaya, stanichnaya, rural, communal governments and administrations, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location . - Kyiv: Publishing House of the L.A. Fish, 1913.
Links
- Belgoraj // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.