Kutaisi uezd

The Kutaisi uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Akhaltsikhe uezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the south, the Ozurgeti and Senaki uezds to the west, the Lechkhumi and Racha uezds to the north, and the Shorapani uezd to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The Kutaisi uezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Kutais (present-day Kutaisi).[1]

Kutaisi uezd
Кутаисскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Kutaisi uezd
Location in the Kutaisi Governorate
Location in the Kutaisi Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateKutaisi
Established1846
Abolished1928
CapitalKutais
(present-day Kutaisi)
Area
  Total2,324.65 km2 (897.55 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total291,969
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
  Urban
19.92%
  Rural
80.08%

History

The Kutaisi uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Imereti during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Kutaisi uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.[1]

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Kutaisi uezd in 1913 were:[2]

Name 1912 population Area
Bagdadskiy uchastok (Багдадскій участокъ) 52,770 1,255.75 square versts (1,429.12 km2; 551.79 sq mi)
Kutaisskiy uchastok (Кутаисскій участокъ) 37,791 449.11 square versts (511.12 km2; 197.34 sq mi)
Samtredskiy uchastok (Самтредскій участокъ) 49,629 354.96 square versts (403.97 km2; 155.97 sq mi)
Tkvibulskiy uchastok (Тквибульскій участокъ) 34,123 544.74 square versts (619.95 km2; 239.36 sq mi)
Khonskiy uchastok (Хонскій участокъ) 42,417 438.08 square versts (498.56 km2; 192.50 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kutaisi uezd had a population of 221,665 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 113,848 men and 107,817 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant Georgian and Russian speaking minorities:[3]

Linguistic composition of the Kutaisi uezd in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Imeretian 148,003 66.77
Georgian 60,278 27.19
Russian 4,085 1.84
Jewish 3,614 1.63
Mingrelian 1,738 0.78
Armenian 1,331 0.60
Ukrainian 642 0.29
Polish 531 0.24
Greek 351 0.16
German 161 0.07
Lithuanian 146 0.07
Turkish 109 0.05
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 72 0.03
Kazi-Kumukh 59 0.03
Ossetian 48 0.02
Svan 45 0.02
Persian 42 0.02
Abkhaz 29 0.01
Avar-Andean 28 0.01
Romanian 13 0.01
Belarusian 9 0.00
English 5 0.00
Estonian 4 0.00
Kurdish 1 0.00
Other 321 0.14
TOTAL 221,665 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kutaisi uezd had a population of 291,969 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 156,683 men and 135,286 women, 273,021 of whom were the permanent population, and 18,948 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number % Number % Number %
Georgians 33,843 58.20 230,862 98.74 264,705 90.66
Jews 10,479 18.02 2,204 0.94 12,683 4.34
Russians 10,975 18.87 648 0.28 11,623 3.98
Armenians 1,845 3.17 93 0.04 1,938 0.66
Asiatic Christians 681 1.17 0 0.00 681 0.23
Other Europeans 233 0.40 1 0.00 234 0.08
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 95 0.16 10 0.00 105 0.04
TOTAL 58,151 100.00 233,818 100.00 291,969 100.00

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]
  2. Primarily Tatars.[7]

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