Novorossiysky okrug

The Novorossiysky okrug[lower-alpha 1] was a district (okrug) of the Black Sea Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Kuban Oblast to the north, the Tuapsinsky okrug to the east, and the Black Sea to the south. The area of the Novorossiysky okrug mostly corresponds to the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Novorossiysk.[1]

Novorossiysky okrug
Новороссійскій округъ
Okrug
Coat of arms of Novorossiysky okrug
Coat of arms
Location in the Black Sea Governorate
Location in the Black Sea Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateBlack Sea
Established1849
Abolished1917
CapitalNovorossiysk
Area
 • Total1,137.07 km2 (439.03 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total75,021
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
68.85%
 • Rural
31.15%

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Novorossiysky okrug had a population of 34,908 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 21,380 men and 13,528 women. The majority of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Ukrainian and Greek speaking minorities.[2]

Linguistic composition of the Novorossiysky okrug in 1897
Language Native speakers %
Russian19,29255.27
Ukrainian5,84216.74
Greek3,50210.03
Czech1,0092.89
Jewish9662.77
Armenian7392.12
Polish5991.72
Belarusian5841.67
German5001.43
Tatar[lower-alpha 2]2600.74
Georgian2560.73
Turkish2380.68
Estonian1900.54
Romanian1660.48
Persian990.28
Imeretian710.20
Mingrelian200.06
Circassian140.04
Other5611.61
TOTAL 34,908 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Novorossiysky okrug had a population of 75,021 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 41,919 men and 33,102 women, 37,544 of whom were the permanent population, and 37,477 were temporary residents:[5]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number % Number % Number %
Russians 44,295 85.76 16,907 72.34 61,202 81.58
Other Europeans 4,170 8.07 6,032 25.81 10,202 13.60
Jews 1,634 3.16 9 0.04 1,643 2.19
Armenians 790 1.53 319 1.36 1,109 1.48
North Caucasians 400 0.77 94 0.40 494 0.66
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 362 0.70 1 0.00 363 0.48
Asiatic Christians 0 0.00 8 0.03 8 0.01
TOTAL 51,651 100.00 23,370 100.00 75,021 100.00

Notes
    • Russian: Новороссíйскій о́кругъ, romanized: Novorossíysky ókrug
  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".[3][4]
  3. Primarily Tatars.[6]

References
  1. Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  3. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  4. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  5. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 214–217.
  6. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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