Pärnu kreis
Kreis Pernau
Pärnu kreis | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Governorate of Livonia | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Livonia |
| Established | 1745 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Pernau |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,343.08 km2 (2,062.97 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 98,123 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
The Kreis Pernau (English: Pärnu County; Estonian: Pärnu kreis, Russian: Перновскій уѣздъ, romanized: Pernovskiy uyezd) was one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate (in present-day southwestern Estonia). The territory of Kreis Pernau corresponds to most of the present-day Pärnu County and parts of Viljandi and Rapla counties.[1]
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Pernau had a population of 98,123. Of these, 94.0% spoke Estonian, 3.7% German, 1.1% Russian, 0.7% Latvian, 0.4% Yiddish and 0.1% Polish as their native language.[2]
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