Tarashchansky Uyezd (Таращанский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tarashcha. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Tarashchansky Uyezd had a population of 245,752. Of these, 87.6% spoke Ukrainian, 9.4% Yiddish, 1.8% Polish, 1.0% Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% Belarusian as their native language. References Uezds of Kiev Governorate 1800 establishments in the Russian Empire 1923 disestablishments in Ukraine