Telavi uezd
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{{Infobox settlement
| area_total_km2 = 2,461.53
| established_date = 1801
| established_title = Established
| extinct_date = 1930
| extinct_title = Abolished
| image_map = Telavi Uyezd of Tiflis Governorate.png
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Tiflis Governorate 1878.svg
| map_caption = Location in the Tiflis Governorate
| mapsize = 220px
| name = Telavi uezd
| native_name = Телавскій уѣздъ
| native_name_lang = ru
| population_as_of = 1916
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rural = 85.25%
| population_total = 67,955
| population_urban = 14.75%
| seat = Telavi
| seat_type = Capital
| settlement_type = Uezd
| subdivision_name = Russian Empire
| subdivision_name1 = Caucasus
| subdivision_name2 = Tiflis
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = Viceroyalty
| subdivision_type2 = Governorate
| total_type = Total
}}
The Telavi uezd{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Тела́вскій уѣ́здъ|translit=Telávsky uyézd|label=Russian}}|{{lang-ka|თელავის მაზრა|tr}}}}}} was a county (uezd) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative center in Telavi.{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}} The area of the county corresponded to part of the contemporary Kakheti region of Georgia.
History
Following the Russian Revolution, the Telavi uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}}
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Telavi uezd in 1913 were as follows:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1913 год|pp=164–175}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name !1912 population !Area |
| Kvarelskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Кварельскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |23,201 |{{Convert|1336.08|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
| Tsinondalskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Цинондальскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |29,869 |{{Convert|826.83|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
Demographics
= 1897 Russian census =
According to the 1897 Russian Empire census, the Telavi uezd had a population of 66,767 on {{OldStyleDate|28 January|1897|15 January}}, including 35,895 men and 30,872 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Armenian speaking minority.{{Cite web |title=Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей. |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=545 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.demoscope.ru}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Linguistic composition of the Telavi uezd in 1897 !Language !Native speakers !% |
| Georgian
| align="right" |57,357 | align="right" |85.91 |
| Armenian
| align="right" |4,754 | align="right" |7.12 |
| Tatar{{Caucasian Tatars}}
| align="right" |1,873 | align="right" |2.81 |
| Avar-Andean
| align="right" |1,752 | align="right" |2.62 |
| Russian
| align="right" |694 | align="right" |1.04 |
| Ossetian
| align="right" |88 | align="right" |0.13 |
| Imeretian
| align="right" |74 | align="right" |0.11 |
| German
| align="right" |34 | align="right" |0.05 |
| Jewish
| align="right" |24 | align="right" |0.04 |
| Ukrainian
| align="right" |23 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Kazi-Kumukh
| align="right" |19 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Persian
| align="right" |17 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Polish
| align="right" |17 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Dargin
| align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Greek
| align="right" |7 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Turkish
| align="right" |5 | align="right" |0.01 |
| French
| align="right" |4 | align="right" |0.01 |
| Assyrian
| align="right" |2 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Belarusian
| align="right" |2 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Chechen
| align="right" |2 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Kyurin
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Kist
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Latvian
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Lithuanian
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
| Other
| align="right" |7 | align="right" |0.01 |
| TOTAL
!66,767 !100.00 |
|---|
= ''Kavkazskiy kalendar'' =
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Telavi uezd had a population of 67,955 on {{OldStyleDate|14 January|1916|1 January}}, including 36,276 men and 31,679 women, 65,422 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,533 were temporary residents:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1917 год|pp=206–213}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Nationality ! colspan="2" |Urban ! colspan="2" |Rural ! colspan="2" |TOTAL |
| Number
!% !Number !% !Number !% |
|---|
| Georgians
| align="right" |2,757 | align="right" |27.50 | align="right" |54,221 | align="right" |93.60 | align="right" |56,978 | align="right" |83.85 |
| Armenians
| align="right" |7,068 | align="right" |70.50 | align="right" |1,412 | align="right" |2.44 | align="right" |8,480 | align="right" |12.48 |
| North Caucasians
| align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.08 | align="right" |1,300 | align="right" |2.24 | align="right" |1,308 | align="right" |1.92 |
| Asiatic Christians
| align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 | align="right" |873 | align="right" |1.51 | align="right" |873 | align="right" |1.28 |
| Russians
| align="right" |135 | align="right" |1.35 | align="right" |105 | align="right" |0.18 | align="right" |240 | align="right" |0.35 |
| Other Europeans
| align="right" |22 | align="right" |0.22 | align="right" |18 | align="right" |0.03 | align="right" |40 | align="right" |0.06 |
| Jews
| align="right" |22 | align="right" |0.22 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 | align="right" |22 | align="right" |0.03 |
| Sunni Muslims{{Efn|Primarily Turco-Tatars.{{sfn|Hovannisian|1971|p=67}}}}
| align="right" |14 | align="right" |0.14 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0.00 | align="right" |14 | align="right" |0.02 |
| TOTAL
!10,026 !100.00 !57,929 !100.00 !67,955 !100.00 |
See also
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}}
{{Refend}}
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Category:Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917)
Category:Uezds of Tiflis Governorate
Category:Modern history of Georgia (country)
Category:1880 establishments in the Russian Empire