The Vilna uezd was a county (uezd) of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire, with the administrative centre in Vilna (which is in modern-day Vilnius). The uezd was bordered by the Sventsyany uezd to the east, the Oshmyany and Lida uezds to the south, the Troki uezd to the west, and the Vilkomir uezd of the Kovno Governorate to the north. The district covered the area of modern Vilnius County of Lithuania.

History A part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Vilnius Voivodeship was annexed by the Russian Empire as a part of the Partitions of Poland. In 1796, the Lithuania Governorate was established, which included the Vilna uezd, and later became a part of the Litva-Vilna Governorate.

The Russian rule on Vilnius land came to an end ephemerally in 1915 when Imperial Germany established the Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the East, also known as Ober-Ost, followed by the Kingdom of Lithuania. After the Polish occupation, the Soviet authorities formally abolished it in 1924.

Administrative divisions The subcounties (volosts) of the Vilna uezd in 1912 were as follows: Name Name in Russian Capital Быстрицкая волость Ворнянская волость Гедройцкая волость Gedroytsy Гелванская волость Gelvany Ильинская волость Малятская волость Malyaty Мейшагольская волость Meyshagola Мицкунская волость Mitskuny Мусникская волость Musniki Неменчинская волость Nemenchin Подберезская волость Podberezye Рудоминская волость Rudomino Рукойнская волость Rukoyni Рѣшанская волость Resha Солечникская волость Ширвинтская волость Shirvinty Шумская волость Shumsk Янишская волость Yanishki

Demographics Russian Empire Census At the time of the Russian Empire Census on , the Vilna uezd had a population of 363,313 (with the city of Vilnius included), including 183,598 men and 179,915 women. The majority of the population indicated White Russian to be their mother tongue, which followed by Jewish, Lithuanian, and Polish speakers. + Linguistic composition of the Vilna uezd in 1897 Language Native speakers Percentage Belarusian 93,896 25.84 Jewish 77,224 21.26 Lithuanian 76,030 20.93 Polish 73,088 20.12 Great Russian 37,906 10.43 German 2,844 0.78 Tatar 771 0.21 Little Russian 557 0.15 Latvian 211 0.06 Gypsy 15 0.00 Others 771 0.21 Total 363,313 100.00

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