Vilensky Uezd
Vilna uezd
Виленскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
Location in the Vilna Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Northwestern |
| Governorate | Vilna |
| Established | 1795 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Vilna |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,185.14 km2 (2,388.10 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 363,313 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 42.53% |
| • Rural | 57.47% |
The Vilna uezd was a county (uezd) of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire, with the administrative centre in Vilna (which is in modern-day Vilnius). The uezd was bordered by the Sventsyany uezd to the east, the Oshmyany and Lida uezds to the south, the Troki uezd to the west, and the Vilkomir uezd of the Kovno Governorate to the north. The district covered the area of modern Vilnius County of Lithuania.