title: Pereyaslavsky Uyezd
text: # Pereyaslavsky Uyezd
  
  Pereyaslavsky Uyezd (Переяславский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Pereyaslav.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Pereyaslavsky Uyezd had a population of 185,306. Of these, 93.8% spoke Ukrainian, 5.3% Yiddish, 0.8% Russian and 0.1% Polish as their native language.
  
  