The first known mention of Jews in the Mogilev gubernia is from 1536.
The mentioned Jews from Brest collected custom taxes in
Mogilev. In Gomel there were 1500 Jews in 1648, 300 Jews in Byhov in 1659,
200 Jews in Belynichi in 1618, and 70 Jews in Mogilev in 1588. The Mogilev gubernia was formed in 1772.
In
1777, there was 11455 Jews in the gubernia: 5494 in towns and 5961 in shtetls and
villages. In 1850 there was 85 Jewish communities in in the gubernia with
a total population of 110000. The greatest Jewish shtetl in the gubernia
was Shklov, followed by Mogilev, Dubrovno, Gomel, Tolochin, and Smoliany.
In 1850-1889
Jews moved actively from shtetls to the towns of Mogilev, Orsha, Gomel.
Since 1880 Jews began
actively to emigrate abroad.
Kopys was the capital of a uezd until 1861, when it was changed by
Gorky
Belitza was the capital of a uezd until 1852, changed changed by Gomel
Babinovichi was the capital of a uezd until 1840
The uezd was abolished in 1840
| 1777 | 1847 | 1865 | 1897 | 1903 | 1909 | 1926 | |
| Mogilev uezd | 20833 | 36502 | 34255 | 39636 | 36936 | ||
| Towns | |||||||
| Mogilev | 1500 | 7897 | 22345 | 21539 | 25837 | 27176 | 17105 |
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Belynitchi | 1087 | 1063 | |||||
| Buynitchy | 417 | 100 | |||||
| Knyazhitsy | 473 | 668 | |||||
| Drutzk | 400 | 50 | |||||
| Golovchin | 600 | ||||||
| Krucha | 220 | 713 | 805 | ||||
| Teterino | 69 | 500 | 339 | ||||
| Krugloe | 70 | 173 | 600 | ||||
| Shklov | 8600 | 6700 | 6700 | ||||
| Shepelevichi | 49 | 150 | |||||
| Klimovichi uezd | 5930 | 12389 | 15561 | 14369 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Klimovichi | 12 | 952 | 2263 | 2559 | 3347 | ||
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Khotimsk | 2200 | ||||||
| Schumiachi | |||||||
| Rodnia | 405 | ||||||
| Petrovichi | 900 | ||||||
| Kostujukovichi | |||||||
| Samotevichi | 378 | ||||||
| Miloslavichi | |||||||
| Kanichi | |||||||
| Belynkovichi | |||||||
| Zabytchanje | |||||||
| Lozoviza | |||||||
| Khotovizh | |||||||
| Cherikov uezd | 7092 | 12956 | 13807 | 14828 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Cherikov | 200 | 1800 | 1997 | 2698 | 3069 | 3435 | |
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Krasovichi | |||||||
| Krasnopol | |||||||
| Studenez | 199 | ||||||
| Kritchev | 1470 | 2100 | |||||
| Maliatichi | |||||||
| Dmitrievsk | |||||||
| Gomel uezd | 7121 | 32392 | 40306 | 62869 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Gomel | 858 ? | 2950 | 2840 | 20385 | 26504 | 48503 | |
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Vetka | 1770 | ||||||
| Dobrush | |||||||
| Uvarovichi | |||||||
| Antonovka | |||||||
| Nosovichi | 1400 | ||||||
| Belitza | |||||||
| Poddobrianka | |||||||
| Khaltch | 1115 | ||||||
| Chausy uezd | 5801 | 7453 | 8112 | 7991 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Chausy | 820 | 3248 | 2515 | 3452 | 3263 | ||
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Dribin | 900 | ||||||
| Chernevka | |||||||
| Riasna | 542 | ||||||
| Suchari | 380 | ||||||
| Gory | 900 | ||||||
| Radoml | |||||||
| Mstislavl uezd | 9201 | 16733 | 18593 | 23245 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Mstislavl | 1022 | 3815 | 4150 | 5076 | 6287 | 6621 | 3371 |
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Kadin | |||||||
| Chislavichi | 1480 | 4700 | |||||
| Tatarsk | 1000 | ||||||
| Shamovo | 607 | ||||||
| Zacharino | |||||||
| Monastyrshtina | |||||||
| Kazimirova-Sloboda | |||||||
| Gorky uezd | 10994 | 15735 | 19529 | 22637 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Gorky | 1700 | 2578 | 3029 | 3363 | 3754 | ||
| Kopys | 1697 | 1399 | 1581 | 1968 | |||
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Liady | 1570 | 400 | |||||
| Romanovo | 208 | 800 | |||||
| Baevo | |||||||
| Dubrovna | 3440 | ||||||
| Rasosna | 286 | ||||||
| Zaretchny-Shklov | |||||||
| Bychov uezd | 7028 | 11352 | 12250 | 13109 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Old Bychov | 4125 | 3254 | 3037 | 3580 | 3817 | ||
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Gorodetz | |||||||
| Propoisk | 611 | 1500 | |||||
| Daschkovka | |||||||
| Geischin | |||||||
| New Bychov | 700 | ||||||
| Senno uezd | 3929 | 12544 | 14651 | 20405 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Senno | 1000 | 1459 | 2471 | 2337 | 3345 | ||
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Tolochin | 2000 | 1300 | |||||
| Bobr | |||||||
| Krupki | 700 | ||||||
| Tchereja | 1000 | 1500 | |||||
| Lukoml | 400 | 700 | |||||
| Ostrovna | |||||||
| Zarechny | |||||||
| Obchugi | |||||||
| Orsha uezd | 2306 | 22874 | 27284 | 28956 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Orsha | 866 | 2306 | 7383 | 12306 | 9842 | ||
| Babinovichi | 8 | 600 | 469 | 552 | 598 | 430 | |
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Kochanovo | |||||||
| Lubavichi | 1200 | 1500 | |||||
| Liozno | |||||||
| Alexandria | |||||||
| Smoliany | 1120 | 688 | 2000 | ||||
| Dobromysl | |||||||
| Rudnia | 721 | 2000 | |||||
| Mikulino | 800 | ||||||
| Zaretchno-Tolotchin | |||||||
| Obtchugi | |||||||
| Obolitza | 350 | ||||||
| Rogachev uezd | 8558 | 21879 | 24620 | 25955 | |||
| Towns | |||||||
| Rogachev | 208 | 2595 | 5045 | 7538 | 10437 | ||
| Shtetls | |||||||
| Zhlobin | 1700 | 1700 | |||||
| Korma | |||||||
| Tchetchersk | |||||||
| Karpilovka | |||||||
| Streshin | 452 | 1100 | |||||
| Tichinichi | |||||||
| Sverzhen | 345 | 800 | |||||
| Zuravichi | 1000 | 1700 | |||||
| Gorodetz | |||||||
| Sherstin | |||||||
| Gubernia | |||||||
| total | 11455 | 122546 | 203946 | 234349 | 274648 | ||
| in towns | 5494? | 49015 | 73393 | 94409 | 125938 |
Sources:
Last modified May 28, 2001