title: Verkhotursky Uyezd
text: # Verkhotursky Uyezd
  
  Verkhotursky uyezd (Russian: Верхотурский уезд) was an administrative division (an uyezd) of Perm Governorate in the Russian Empire, which existed in 1781–1923. Its seat was in the town of Verkhoturye and its area was 60,117 square kilometers (23,211 sq mi)
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Its population, according to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, was 270,866. Of those, 96.8% spoke Russian, 1.0% Tatar, 0.7% Mansi, 0.7% Ukrainian, 0.5% Komi-Zyrian, 0.1% Bashkir, and 0.1% Belarusian as their first language.
  
  