Geokchay uezd

The Geokchay uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The uezd was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Kuba uezd to the north, the Shemakha uezd to the east, the Javad uezd to the south and the Elizavetpol Governorate to the west.[4] The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Geokchay (present-day Goychay).[5]

Geokchay uezd
Геокчайскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Geokchay uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Baku Governorate
Location in the Baku Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateBaku
Established1868
Abolished1929
CapitalGeokchay
(present-day Goychay)
Area
 • Total5,322.24 km2 (2,054.93 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total134,098
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

History

The Geokchay uezd was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire.[6] It was later abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities during an administrative reorganisation of the region into rayons.[7]

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Geokchay uezd in 1912 were as follows:[8]

Uchastok Russian name 1912 population Area
Bargushetsky Баргушетскій участокъ 48,238 1,952.94 square versts (2,222.57 km2; 858.14 sq mi)
Ivanovsky Ивановскій участокъ 35,419 1,242.48 square versts (1,414.02 km2; 545.96 sq mi)
Kyurdamirsky Кюрдамирскій участокъ 40,409 1,481.16 square versts (1,685.65 km2; 650.83 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Geokchay uezd had a population of 117,705 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 64,133 men and 53,572 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar[lower-alpha 2] to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Tat speaking minorities.[11]

Linguistic composition of the Geokchay uezd in 1897[11]
Language Native speakers %
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 92,962 78.98
Armenian 12,994 11.04
Tat 3,995 3.39
Russian 2,458 2.09
Kyurin 2,045 1.74
Avar-Andean 1,772 1.51
Jewish 847 0.72
Persian 265 0.23
Georgian 235 0.20
Polish 27 0.02
Ukrainian 17 0.01
German 14 0.01
Greek 12 0.01
Turkish 11 0.01
Kazi-Kumukh 6 0.01
Mordovian 1 0.00
Other 44 0.04
TOTAL 117,705 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Geokchay uezd had 134,098 residents on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 73,891 men and 60,207 women, 127,650 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,448 were temporary residents:[12]

Nationality Number %
Sunni Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 63,943 47.68
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 4] 48,681 36.30
Armenians 17,207 12.83
Russians 3,296 2.46
Jews 815 0.61
North Caucasians 153 0.11
Other Europeans 3 0.00
TOTAL 134,098 100.00

Soviet census (1926)

According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 172,851.[14]

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".[9][10]
  3. Primarily Turco-Tatars.[13]
  4. Primarily Tatars.[13]

References
  1. "Выпуск 1-й. Учебные заведения." [Part 1. Educational institutions.]. Перепись просветительных учреждений Азербайджана 31 января 1922 года: списки просветительных учреждений [Census of educational institutions of Azerbaijan on 31 January 1922: lists of educational institutions.] (in Russian and Azerbaijani). Baku: Azerbaijani Central Statistical Bureau. 1922. p. 13 – via State Public Historical Library of Russia.
  2. "Выпуск 11-й. Геокчайский уезд." [Part 11. Geokchay uezd.]. Азербайджанская сельскохозяйственная перепись 1921 года [1921 Azerbaijani agricultural census] (in Russian and Azerbaijani). Baku: Azerbaijani Central Statistical Bureau. 1922. p. 111 – via State Public Historical Library of Russia.
  3. Sâmî, Şemseddîn (1889). قاموس الاعلام: تاریخ و جغرافیا لغاتنی و تعبیر اصحله كافه اسماء خاصه‌یی جامعدر (in Ottoman Turkish). Mihran Matbaası. pp. 840–841 – via Google Books.
  4. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 59.
  5. "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 105. Salyan became the administrative and cultural center of Javad gaza that was established within the Baku province in February of 1868
  6. "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3.
  7. "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3.
  8. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 140–143.
  9. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  10. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  11. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  12. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 178–181.
  13. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.
  14. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

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