The Letichev uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Starokonstantinov uezd of the Volhynian Governorate, the Litin uezd to the east, the Mogilev uezd to the southeast, the Ushitsa uezd to the south, and the Proskurov uezd to the west. The area of the uezd encompassed most of Khmelnytskyi Raion of Ukraine. The administrative centre of the county was Letichev (contemporary Letychiv).
Administrative divisions The subcounties (volosts) of the Letichev uezd in 1912 were as follows: Name Name in Russian Capital Bakhmatov volost Бахматовецкая волость Bakhmatov Voitovtsy volost Войтовецкая волость Voitovtsy Derazhnya volost Деражнянская волость Derazhnya Zhenishkov volost Женишковецкая волость Zhenishkov Zinkov volost Зиньковская волость Zinkov Medzhibozh volost Меджибожская волость Stavnitsa Mikhalpol volost Михалпольская волость Mikhalpol Suslovtsy volost Сусловецкая волость Suslovtsy
Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census on , the Letichev uezd had a population of 184,477, including 92,618 men and 91,859 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority. + Linguistic composition of the Letichev uezd in 1897 Language Native speakers Percentage Little Russian 149,120 80.83 Jewish 24,387 13.22 Great Russian 6,809 3.69 Polish 3,164 1.72 Bashkir 405 0.22 Romanian 136 0.07 German 133 0.07 Tatar 121 0.07 Czech 51 0.03 White Russian 27 0.01 French 16 0.01 Chuvash 13 0.01 Cheremis 7 0.00 Mordovian 5 0.00 Votyak 3 0.00 Gipsy 2 0.00 Latvian 2 0.00 Other 76 0.04 Total 184,477 100.00
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