The Lida uezd was a subdivision (uezd) of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Lida.
Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire census of 1897, Lidsky Uyezd had a population of 205,767. Of these, 73.2% spoke Belarusian, 12.0% Yiddish, 8.6% Lithuanian, 4.7% Polish, 1.2% Russian, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% German as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
Populated places According to the Russian Empire census of 1897, the largest populated places were the town of Lida and mestechkos Eišiškės, Vasilishki, Ostrino, Zhaludok, Shchuchyn, , Radun, Voronovo, , and .
See also Lida district
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