Tiraspol uezd

The Tiraspol uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Balta uezd of the Podolia Governorate to the north, the Ananev uezd to the east, the Odessa uezd to the south, and the Akkerman and Bendery uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Tiraspol. The area of the Tiraspol uezd corresponded to most of Odesa Oblast and the breakaway territory of Transnistria, which is a part of Moldova.

Tiraspol uezd
Тираспольскій уѣздъ
Location in the Kherson Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKherson
Established1803
Abolished1923
CapitalTiraspol
Area
  Total7,228.97 km2 (2,791.12 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total206,568
  Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
  Urban
21.37%
  Rural
78.63%
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