Batalpashinsky otdel

The Batalpashinsky otdel[lower-alpha 1] was a Cossack district (otdel) of the Kuban oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Stavropol Governorate to the north, the Labinsky and Maykopsky otdels to the west, the Sochi and Sukhumi okrugs to the south, and the Terek Oblast to the east. The area of the Batalpashinsky otdel included most of the contemporary Karachay-Cherkessia region of Russia. The administrative capital was the city of Batalpashinskaya (present-day Cherkessk).[1]

Batalpashinsky otdel
Баталпашинскій отдѣлъ
Otdel
Location in the Kuban Oblast
Location in the Kuban Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastKuban
Established1869
Abolished1922
CapitalBatalpashinskaya
(present-day Cherkessk)
Area
 • Total17,444.27 km2 (6,735.27 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total298,208
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Batalpashinsky otdel in 1912 were as follows:[2]

Name 1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участокъ) 61,259
2-y uchastok (2-й участокъ) 72,300
3-y uchastok (3-й участокъ) 71,791

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Batalpashinsky otdel had a population of 215,400 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 107,825 men and 107,575 women. The plurality of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Ukrainian and Karachay speaking minorities.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Batalpashinsky otdel in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Russian 90,305 41.92
Ukrainian 58,421 27.12
Karachay 26,867 12.47
Abkhaz 10,370 4.81
Kabardian 8,452 3.92
Nogai 5,746 2.67
German 4,392 2.04
Circassian 3,962 1.84
Ossetian 1,829 0.85
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 1,232 0.57
Estonian 839 0.39
Belarusian 751 0.35
Jewish 530 0.25
Greek 419 0.19
Armenian 380 0.18
Polish 192 0.09
Mordovian 161 0.07
Romani 135 0.06
Kumyk 100 0.05
Georgian 99 0.05
Kazi-Kumukh 47 0.02
Romanian 32 0.01
Avar-Andean 29 0.01
Persian 22 0.01
Turkish 20 0.01
Czech 13 0.01
Lithuanian 5 0.00
Bulgarian 3 0.00
Latvian 3 0.00
Bashkir 2 0.00
Other 42 0.02
TOTAL 215,400 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Batalpashinsky otdel had a population of 298,208 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 152,171 men and 146,037 women, 208,488 of whom were the permanent population, and 89,720 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Number %
Russians 209,733 70.33
North Caucasians 77,851 26.11
Other Europeans 5,276 1.77
Asiatic Christians 3,268 1.10
Jews 1,089 0.37
Sunni Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 601 0.20
Armenians 390 0.13
TOTAL 298,208 100.00

Notes
    • Russian: Баталпаши́нскій отдѣ́лъ, romanized: Batalpashínsky otdél
    • Ukrainian: Баталпашинський відділ, romanized: Batalpashynskyy viddil
  2. 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]
  3. Primarily Turco-Tatars.[7]

References
  1. Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 176–183.
  3. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 222–229.
  7. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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