Zugdidi uezd

The Zugdidi uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Sukhumi Okrug to the north, the Lechkhumi uezd to the east, the Senaki uezd to the south, and the Black Sea to the west. The area of the Zugdidi uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The county was eponymously named for its administrative center, Zugdidi.[1]

Zugdidi uezd
Зугдидскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Zugdidi uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kutaisi Governorate
Location in the Kutaisi Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateKutaisi
Established1867
Abolished1930
CapitalZugdidi
Area
 • Total2,670.38 km2 (1,031.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total127,978
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

History

The Zugdidi uezd was formed in 1867 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Zugdidi uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

Name 1912 population Area
Zugdidskiy uchastok (Зугдидскій участокъ) 40,872 504.86 square versts (574.56 km2; 221.84 sq mi)
Redut-Kalskiy uchastok (Редут-Кальскій участокъ) 33,881 520.04 square versts (591.84 km2; 228.51 sq mi)
Tsalendzhikhskiy uchastok (Цаленджихскій участокъ) 47,806 1,321.53 square versts (1,503.98 km2; 580.69 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Mingrelian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Georgian speaking minority.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Zugdidi uezd in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Mingrelian 113,034 98.40
Georgian 1,060 0.92
Imeretian 280 0.24
Turkish 155 0.13
Russian 121 0.11
Greek 45 0.04
Svan 42 0.04
Ukrainian 18 0.02
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 17 0.01
Avar-Andean 11 0.01
Armenian 10 0.01
Polish 8 0.01
German 8 0.01
Abkhaz 8 0.01
Ossetian 7 0.01
Romanian 6 0.01
Jewish 3 0.00
Lithuanian 1 0.00
English 1 0.00
Persian 1 0.00
Estonian 1 0.00
Other 32 0.03
TOTAL 114,869 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 127,978 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 65,001 men and 62,977 women, 127,805 of whom were the permanent population, and 173 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Number %
Georgians 127,861 99.91
Russians 94 0.07
Sunni Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 17 0.01
Armenians 3 0.00
Other Europeans 3 0.00
TOTAL 127,978 100.00

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 Turco-Tatars.[7]

References
  1. Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 160–167.
  3. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 198–205.
  7. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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