Dusheti uezd

The Dusheti uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative centre in Dushet (present-day Dusheti).[1] The area of the uezd roughly corresponded to the contemporary Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia.

Dusheti uezd
Душетскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Dusheti uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateTiflis
Established1802
Abolished1929
CapitalDushet
(present-day Dusheti)
Area
 • Total3,882.84 km2 (1,499.17 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total66,430
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Urban
3.37%
 • Rural
96.63%

History

Following the Russian Revolution, the Dusheti uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.[1]

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Dusheti uezd in 1913 were as follows:[2]

Name 1912 population Area
Bazaletskiy uchastok (Базалетскій участокъ) 14,812 579.02 square versts (658.96 km2; 254.43 sq mi)
Kvishetskiy uchastok (Квишетскій участокъ) 22,882 1,518.08 square versts (1,727.67 km2; 667.06 sq mi)
Ksanskiy uchastok (Ксанскій участокъ) 14,732 800.15 square versts (910.62 km2; 351.59 sq mi)
Mtskhetskiy uchastok (Мцхетскій участокъ) 15,930 514.55 square versts (585.59 km2; 226.10 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Dusheti uezd had a population of 67,719 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 35,848 men and 31,871 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Ossetian speaking minority.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Dusheti uezd in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Georgian 49,690 73.38
Ossetian 14,523 21.45
Armenian 1,680 2.48
Russian 980 1.45
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 405 0.60
Assyrian 121 0.18
Mingrelian 54 0.08
Ukrainian 53 0.08
Polish 43 0.06
Jewish 24 0.04
Avar-Andean 17 0.03
Persian 15 0.02
Imeretian 14 0.02
German 13 0.02
Kyurin 10 0.01
Greek 8 0.01
Dargin 7 0.01
Lithuanian 4 0.01
Kurdish 3 0.00
Belarusian 2 0.00
Chechen 2 0.00
Kazi-Kumukh 2 0.00
Romanian 1 0.00
Chuvash 1 0.00
Other 47 0.07
TOTAL 67,719 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Dusheti uezd had a population of 66,430 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 32,949 men and 33,481 women, 65,737 of whom were the permanent population, and 693 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number % Number % Number %
Georgians 1,165 52.08 56,430 87.91 57,595 86.70
North Caucasians 5 0.22 4,614 7.19 4,619 6.95
Armenians 998 44.61 2,673 4.16 3,671 5.53
Russians 52 2.32 218 0.34 270 0.41
Other Europeans 16 0.72 109 0.17 125 0.19
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 0 0.00 61 0.10 61 0.09
Jews 1 0.04 59 0.09 60 0.09
Sunni Muslims[lower-alpha 4] 0 0.00 29 0.05 29 0.04
TOTAL 2,237 100.00 64,193 100.00 66,430 100.00

See also

Notes
  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 Tatars.[7]
  4. Primarily Turco-Tatars.[7]

References
  1. Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 164–175.
  3. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 206–213.
  7. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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