Kyurinsky okrug

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

Kyurinsky okrug
Кюринскій округъ
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastDagestan
Established1865
Abolished1928
CapitalKasumkent
Area
  Total3,490.27 km2 (1,347.60 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total117,218
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
  Rural
100.00%

Administrative divisions

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

Name 1912 population Area
Gyuneyskiy uchastok (Гюнейскій участокъ) 21,162 673.73 square versts (766.75 km2; 296.04 sq mi)
Kurakhskiy uchastok (Курахскій участокъ) 16,662 1,020.66 square versts (1,161.57 km2; 448.49 sq mi)
Kutur-Kyurinskiy uchastok (Кутуръ-Кюринскій участокъ) 20,938 434.06 square versts (493.99 km2; 190.73 sq mi)
Yuzhno-Tabasaranskiy uchastok (Южно-Табасаранскій участокъ) 20,023 610.10 square versts (694.33 km2; 268.08 sq mi)
Ulusskiy maral (Улусскій магалъ) 2,688 328.30 square versts (373.63 km2; 144.26 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinsky okrug had a population of 77,680 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 39,039 men and 38,641 women. The majority of the population indicated Kyurin to be their mother tongue, with a significant Kazi-Kumukh speaking minority.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Kyurinsky okrug in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Kyurin 59,309 76.35
Kazi-Kumukh 13,694 17.63
Tat 2,466 3.17
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 1,321 1.70
Jewish 530 0.68
Russian 178 0.23
Avar-Andean 50 0.06
Dargin 45 0.06
Armenian 16 0.02
Ukrainian 13 0.02
Georgian 12 0.02
Kumyk 5 0.01
Persian 2 0.00
Polish 2 0.00
Chechen 1 0.00
German 1 0.00
Lithuanian 1 0.00
Other 34 0.04
TOTAL 77,680 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kyurinsky okrug had a population of 86,050 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 44,712 men and 41,338 women, 84,965 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,085 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Number %
North Caucasians 81,037 94.17
Jews 3,201 3.72
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 1,213 1.41
Russians 591 0.69
Other Europeans 5 0.01
Armenians 3 0.00
TOTAL 86,050 100.00

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]

References

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