Kyurinskiy okrug

{{Infobox settlement

| area_total_km2 = 3,490.27

| established_date = 1865

| established_title = Established

| extinct_date = 1928

| extinct_title = Abolished

| image_map = Kiura Okrug of Dagestan Oblast.png

| map_caption = Location in the Dagestan Oblast

| mapsize = 220px

| name = Kyurinskiy okrug

| native_name = Кюринский округ

| native_name_lang = ru

| population_as_of = 1916

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_rural = 100.00%

| population_total = 117,218

| seat = Kasumkent

| seat_type = Capital

| settlement_type = Okrug

| subdivision_name = Russian Empire

| subdivision_name1 = Caucasus

| subdivision_name2 = Dagestan

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = Viceroyalty

| subdivision_type2 = Oblast

| total_type = Total

}}

The Kyurinskiy okrug{{efn|{{langx|ru|Кюринский округ}}, {{langx|ru|label=pre-reform orthography|Кюринскій округъ}} {{IPA|ru|kʲʉrʲɪnskʲɪj ɐkrʊk|}}}} was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Kyurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Kasumkent.{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}}

Administrative divisions

The prefectures ({{Langx|ru|участки|translit=uchastki|label=none}}) of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1917 год|pp=28–46}}{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1913 год|pp=144–151}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

!1912 population

!Area

Gyuneyskiy prefecture ({{Lang|ru|Гюнейский участок}})

| align="right" |21,162

|{{Convert|673.73|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}}

Kurakhskiy prefecture ({{Lang|ru|Курахский участок}})

| align="right" |16,662

|{{Convert|1020.66|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}}

Kutur-Kyurinskiy prefecture ({{Lang|ru|Кутур-Кюринский участок}})

| align="right" |20,938

|{{Convert|434.06|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}}

Yuzhno-Tabasaranskiy prefecture ({{Lang|ru|Южно-Табасаранский участок}})

| align="right" |20,023

|{{Convert|610.10|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}}

Ulusskiy magal ({{Lang|ru|Улусский магал}})

| align="right" |2,688

|{{Convert|328.30|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}}

Demographics

= Russian Empire Census =

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 77,680 on {{OldStyleDate|28 January|1897|15 January}}, 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.{{Cite web |title=Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей. |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=366 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=www.demoscope.ru}}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Linguistic composition of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1897 !Language !Native speakers !%
Kyurin \| align="right" \|59,309 \| align="right" \|76.35
Kazi-Kumukh \| align="right" \|13,694 \| align="right" \|17.63
Tat \| align="right" \|2,466 \| align="right" \|3.17
Tatar{{Caucasian Tatars}} \| align="right" \|1,321 \| align="right" \|1.70
Jewish \| align="right" \|530 \| align="right" \|0.68
Russian \| align="right" \|178 \| align="right" \|0.23
Avar-Andean \| align="right" \|50 \| align="right" \|0.06
Dargin \| align="right" \|45 \| align="right" \|0.06
Armenian \| align="right" \|16 \| align="right" \|0.02
Ukrainian \| align="right" \|13 \| align="right" \|0.02
Georgian \| align="right" \|12 \| align="right" \|0.02
Kumyk \| align="right" \|5 \| align="right" \|0.01
Persian \| align="right" \|2 \| align="right" \|0.00
Polish \| align="right" \|2 \| align="right" \|0.00
Chechen \| align="right" \|1 \| align="right" \|0.00
German \| align="right" \|1 \| align="right" \|0.00
Lithuanian \| align="right" \|1 \| align="right" \|0.00
Other \| align="right" \|34 \| align="right" \|0.04
TOTAL !77,680 !100.00

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|+Linguistic composition of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1897

!Language

!Native speakers

Kyurin

| align="right" |59,309

| align="right" |76.35

Kazi-Kumukh

| align="right" |13,694

| align="right" |17.63

Tat

| align="right" |2,466

| align="right" |3.17

Tatar{{Caucasian Tatars}}

| align="right" |1,321

| align="right" |1.70

Jewish

| align="right" |530

| align="right" |0.68

Russian

| align="right" |178

| align="right" |0.23

Avar-Andean

| align="right" |50

| align="right" |0.06

Dargin

| align="right" |45

| align="right" |0.06

Armenian

| align="right" |16

| align="right" |0.02

Ukrainian

| align="right" |13

| align="right" |0.02

Georgian

| align="right" |12

| align="right" |0.02

Kumyk

| align="right" |5

| align="right" |0.01

Persian

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |0.00

Polish

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |0.00

Chechen

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |0.00

German

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |0.00

Lithuanian

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |0.00

Other

| align="right" |34

| align="right" |0.04

TOTAL

!77,680

!100.00

= ''Kavkazskiy kalendar'' =

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 86,050 on {{OldStyleDate|14 January|1916|1 January}}, including 44,712 men and 41,338 women, 84,965 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,085 were temporary residents:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1917 год|pp=186–193}}

class="wikitable sortable" !Nationality !Number !%
North Caucasians \| align="right" \|81,037 \| align="right" \|94.17
Jews \| align="right" \|3,201 \| align="right" \|3.72
Shia Muslims{{Efn\|Primarily Tatars.{{sfn\|Hovannisian\|1971\|p=67}}}} \| align="right" \|1,213 \| align="right" \|1.41
Russians \| align="right" \|591 \| align="right" \|0.69
Other Europeans \| align="right" \|5 \| align="right" \|0.01
Armenians \| align="right" \|3 \| align="right" \|0.00
TOTAL !86,050 !100.00

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!Nationality

!Number

North Caucasians

| align="right" |81,037

| align="right" |94.17

Jews

| align="right" |3,201

| align="right" |3.72

Shia Muslims{{Efn|Primarily Tatars.{{sfn|Hovannisian|1971|p=67}}}}

| align="right" |1,213

| align="right" |1.41