The Balta uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Olgopol and Gaysin uezds to the north, the Uman uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the northeast, the Kherson Governorate's Elisavetgrad uezd to the east, and Ananev uezd to the south, and the Orgeev uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the west. Its administrative centre was Balta.
Administrative divisions The subcounties (volosts) of the Balta uezd in 1912 were as follows: Name Name in Russian Capital Baksha volost Башканская волость Baksha Bandurovka volost Бандуровская волость unknown Bogopol volost Богопольская волость Bogopol Budei volost Будейская волость Budei Velikiy-Bobrik volost Велико-Бобрикская волость Velikiy-Bobrik Velikaya-Mechetna volost Велико-Мечетнянская волость Velikaya-Mechetna Verbovka volost Вербовская волость Verbovka Voronkovo volost Воронковская волость Voronkovo Golovanevsk volost Голованьская волость Golovanevsk Danilova volost Даниловская волость Danilova-Balka Korytno volost Корытнянская волость Korytno Krivo-Ozerskoe volost Криво-Озерская волость Krivo-Ozerskoe Kruty volost Крутянская волость Kruty Lipovenka volost Липовеньская волость Lipovenka Molokish volost Молокишская волость Molokish Moshnyagi volost Мошнягская волость Moshnyagi Nestoita volost Нестоитская волость Nestoika Pereimka volost Переймская волость Sarazhinka Peschany volost Песчанская волость Peschany Pisarevka volost Писаревская волость Pisarevka Savran volost Савраньская волость Savran Triduby volost Тридубская волость Triduby Troyanka volost Троянская волость Troyanka Troyany volost Трояновская волость Troyany Tsybulevka volost Цыбулевская волость Tsybulevka Cherna volost Чернянская волость Cherna Yuzefpol volost Юзефпольская волость Yuzefpol
Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census on , the Balta uezd had a population of 391,018, including 196,111 men and 194,907 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish, Romanian and Russian speaking minorities. + Linguistic composition of the Balta uezd in 1897 Language Native speakers Percentage Little Russian 300,543 76.86 Jewish 53,066 13.57 Romanian 17,583 4.50 Great Russian 15,188 3.88 Polish 3,344 0.86 German 260 0.07 Gipsy 243 0.06 Tatar 242 0.06 Czech 205 0.05 Belarusian 109 0.03 Latvian 46 0.01 Mordovian 29 0.01 Chuvash 25 0.01 French 18 0.00 Bashkir 5 0.00 Votyak 3 0.00 Cheremis 1 0.00 Other 108 0.03 Total 391,018 100.00
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