Aleksandriya uezd

The Aleksandriya uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Chigirin uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the north, the Kremenchug uezd to the northeast, the Verkhnedneprovsk uezd of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate to the east, the Kherson uezd to the south, and the Elisavetgrad uezd to the west. The Aleksandriya uezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Aleksandriya (modern-day Oleksandriia).

Aleksandriya uezd
Александрійскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Location in the Kherson Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKherson
Established1784
Abolished7 March 1923
CapitalAleksandriya
Area
  Total11,165.07 km2 (4,310.86 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total416,576
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
  Urban
6.15%
  Rural
93.85%
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