Avarsky okrug

The Avarsky okrug[lower-alpha 1] was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Avarsky okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Khunzakh.[1]

Avarsky okrug
Аварскій округъ
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastDagestan
Established1864
Abolished1928
CapitalKhunzakh
Area
  Total1,306.80 km2 (504.56 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total35,749
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
  Rural
100.00%

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Avarsky okrug were as follows:[2]

Name 1912 population Area
Khunzakhskiy uchastok (Хунзахскій участокъ) 19,026 524.32 square versts (596.71 km2; 230.39 sq mi)
Koysubulinskiy uchastok (Койсубулинскій участокъ) 13,687 623.95 square versts (710.09 km2; 274.17 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Avarsky okrug had a population of 37,639 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 18,890 men and 18,749 women. The majority of the population indicated Avar to be their mother tongue.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Avarsky okrug in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Avar-Andean 36,063 95.81
Arabic 912 2.42
Russian 428 1.14
Ukrainian 83 0.22
Polish 26 0.07
Dargin 18 0.05
Kazi-Kumukh 13 0.03
Jewish 12 0.03
Georgian 11 0.03
German 7 0.02
Armenian 6 0.02
Kumyk 5 0.01
Kyurin 4 0.01
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 4 0.01
Chechen 1 0.00
Persian 1 0.00
Other 45 0.12
TOTAL 37,639 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Avarsky okrug had a population of 35,749 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 17,956 men and 17,793 women, 34,935 of whom were the permanent population, and 814 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Number %
North Caucasians 34,957 97.78
Russians 666 1.86
Other Europeans 91 0.25
Jews 31 0.09
Armenians 4 0.01
TOTAL 35,749 100.00

Notes

  1. Before 1918, Azerbaijanis were generally known as "Tatars". This term, employed by the Russians, referred to Turkic-speaking Muslims of the South Caucasus. After 1918, with the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and "especially during the Soviet era", the Tatar group identified itself as "Azerbaijani".[4][5]

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