Kutaisi uezd
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{{Infobox settlement
| area_total_km2 = 2,324.65
| established_date = 1846
| established_title = Established
| extinct_date = 1928
| extinct_title = Abolished
| image_map = Kutaisi Uyezd of Kutaisi Governorate (1905-1917).png
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Kutais Governorate.svg
| map_caption = Location in the Kutaisi Governorate
| mapsize = 220px
| name = Kutaisi uezd
| native_name = Кутаисскій уѣздъ
| native_name_lang = ru
| population_as_of = 1916
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rural = 80.08%
| population_total = 291,969
| population_urban = 19.92%
| seat = Kutais
(present-day Kutaisi)
| seat_type = Capital
| settlement_type = Uezd
| subdivision_name = Russian Empire
| subdivision_name1 = Caucasus
| subdivision_name2 = Kutaisi
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = Viceroyalty
| subdivision_type2 = Governorate
| total_type = Total
}}
The Kutaisi uezd{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Кутаи́сскій уѣ́здъ|translit=Kutaíssky uyézd|label=Russian}}|{{lang-ka|ქუთაისის მაზრა|tr}}}}}} 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).{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}}
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.{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}}
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Kutaisi uezd in 1913 were:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1913 год|pp=160–167}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name !1912 population !Area |
| Bagdadskiy uchastok ({{Langx|ru|Багдадскій участокъ|label=none}})
| align="right" |52,770 |{{Convert|1255.75|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
| Kutaisskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Кутаисскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |37,791 |{{Convert|449.11|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
| Samtredskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Самтредскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |49,629 |{{Convert|354.96|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
| Tkvibulskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Тквибульскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |34,123 |{{Convert|544.74|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
| Khonskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Хонскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |42,417 |{{Convert|438.08|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
Demographics
= Russian Empire Census =
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kutaisi uezd had a population of 221,665 on {{OldStyleDate|28 January|1897|15 January}}, 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:{{Cite web |title=Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей. |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=444 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.demoscope.ru}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Linguistic composition of the Kutaisi uezd in 1897 !Language !Native speakers !% |
| Imeretian
| align="right" |148,003 | align="right" |66.77 |
| Georgian
| align="right" |60,278 | align="right" |27.19 |
| Russian
| align="right" |4,085 | align="right" |1.84 |
| Jewish
| align="right" |3,614 | align="right" |1.63 |
| Mingrelian
| align="right" |1,738 | align="right" |0.78 |
| Armenian
| align="right" |1,331 | align="right" |0.60 |
| Ukrainian
| align="right" |642 | align="right" |0.29 |
| Polish
| align="right" |531 | align="right" |0.24 |
| Greek
| align="right" |351 | align="right" |0.16 |
| German
| align="right" |161 | align="right" |0.07 |
| Lithuanian
| align="right" |146 | align="right" |0.07 |
| Turkish
| align="right" |109 | align="right" |0.05 |
| Tatar{{Caucasian Tatars}}
| align="right" |72 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Kazi-Kumukh
| align="right" |59 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Ossetian
| align="right" |48 | align="right" |0.02 |
| Svan
| align="right" |45 | align="right" |0.02 |
| Persian
| align="right" |42 | align="right" |0.02 |
| Abkhaz
| align="right" |29 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Avar-Andean
| align="right" |28 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Romanian
| align="right" |13 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Belarusian
| align="right" |9 | align="right" |0.00 |
| English
| align="right" |5 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Estonian
| align="right" |4 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Kurdish
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Other
| align="right" |321 | align="right" |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 {{OldStyleDate|14 January|1916|1 January}}, including 156,683 men and 135,286 women, 273,021 of whom were the permanent population, and 18,948 were temporary residents:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1917 год|pp=198–205}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Nationality ! colspan="2" |Urban ! colspan="2" |Rural ! colspan="2" |TOTAL |
| Number
!% !Number !% !Number !% |
|---|
| Georgians
| align="right" |33,843 | align="right" |58.20 | align="right" |230,862 | align="right" |98.74 | align="right" |264,705 | align="right" |90.66 |
| Jews
| align="right" |10,479 | align="right" |18.02 | align="right" |2,204 | align="right" |0.94 | align="right" |12,683 | align="right" |4.34 |
| Russians
| align="right" |10,975 | align="right" |18.87 | align="right" |648 | align="right" |0.28 | align="right" |11,623 | align="right" |3.98 |
| Armenians
| align="right" |1,845 | align="right" |3.17 | align="right" |93 | align="right" |0.04 | align="right" |1,938 | align="right" |0.66 |
| Asiatic Christians
| align="right" |681 | align="right" |1.17 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 | align="right" |681 | align="right" |0.23 |
| Other Europeans
| align="right" |233 | align="right" |0.40 | align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 | align="right" |234 | align="right" |0.08 |
| Shia Muslims{{Efn|Primarily Tatars.{{sfn|Hovannisian|1971|p=67}}}}
| align="right" |95 | align="right" |0.16 | align="right" |10 | align="right" |0.00 | align="right" |105 | align="right" |0.04 |
| TOTAL
!58,151 !100.00 !233,818 !100.00 !291,969 !100.00 |
Notes
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References
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Bibliography
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite Armenia and Imperial Decline}}
- {{Cite The Republic of Armenia Volume 1}}
- {{Cite Kavkazskiy Kalendar 1913}}
- {{Cite Kavkazskiy Kalendar 1917}}
- {{Cite Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus}}
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