Starobelsky Uyezd

Starobelsky Uyezd (Старобельский уезд; Старобільський повіт) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

History
This uyezd was created in May 1797. The administrative centre of uyezd was the town of Starobelsk.

The uyezd consisted of 42 volosts, two towns and 528 villages, slobodas and other small settlements. It was the biggest uyezd in Kharkov Governorate.

In January 1897, according to the Russian Empire Census, the population of the uyezd was 359,285.

By the Soviet administrative reform of 1923, the uyezd was transformed into Starobelsk okrug.

Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Starobelsky Uyezd had a population of 359,285. Of these, 83.4% spoke Ukrainian (Little Russian), 14.7% Russian (Great Russian), 1.5% Belarusian (White Russian) and 0.1% German as their native language.