Zugdidi uezd
{{italic title|string=uezd}}
{{Infobox settlement
| area_total_km2 = 2,670.38
| established_date = 1867
| established_title = Established
| extinct_date = 1930
| extinct_title = Abolished
| image_map = Zugdidi 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 = Zugdidi uezd
| native_name = Зугдидскій уѣздъ
| native_name_lang = ru
| population_as_of = 1916
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rural = 100.00%
| population_total = 127,978
| seat = Zugdidi
| 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 Zugdidi uezd{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Зугди́дскій уѣ́здъ|translit=Zugdídsky uyézd|label=Russian}}|{{lang-ka|ზუგდიდის მაზრა|tr}}}}}} 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.{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}}
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.{{sfn|Tsutsiev|2014}}
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Zugdidi uezd in 1913 were as follows:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1913 год|pp=160–167}}
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!Name !1912 population !Area |
Zugdidskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Зугдидскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |40,872 |{{Convert|504.86|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
Redut-Kalskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Редут-Кальскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |33,881 |{{Convert|520.04|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
Tsalendzhikhskiy uchastok ({{Lang|ru|Цаленджихскій участокъ}})
| align="right" |47,806 |{{Convert|1321.53|verst2|km2 mi2|lk=on}} |
Demographics
= Russian Empire Census =
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on {{OldStyleDate|28 January|1897|15 January}}, 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.{{Cite web |title=Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей. |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=453 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.demoscope.ru}}
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|+Linguistic composition of the Zugdidi uezd in 1897 !Language !Native speakers !% |
Mingrelian
| align="right" |113,034 | align="right" |98.40 |
Georgian
| align="right" |1,060 | align="right" |0.92 |
Imeretian
| align="right" |280 | align="right" |0.24 |
Turkish
| align="right" |155 | align="right" |0.13 |
Russian
| align="right" |121 | align="right" |0.11 |
Greek
| align="right" |45 | align="right" |0.04 |
Svan
| align="right" |42 | align="right" |0.04 |
Ukrainian
| align="right" |18 | align="right" |0.02 |
Tatar{{Caucasian Tatars}}
| align="right" |17 | align="right" |0.01 |
Avar-Andean
| align="right" |11 | align="right" |0.01 |
Armenian
| align="right" |10 | align="right" |0.01 |
Polish
| align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |
German
| align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |
Abkhaz
| align="right" |8 | align="right" |0.01 |
Ossetian
| align="right" |7 | align="right" |0.01 |
Romanian
| align="right" |6 | align="right" |0.01 |
Jewish
| align="right" |3 | align="right" |0.00 |
Lithuanian
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
English
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
Persian
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
Estonian
| align="right" |1 | align="right" |0.00 |
Other
| align="right" |32 | align="right" |0.03 |
TOTAL
!114,869 !100.00 |
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= ''Kavkazskiy kalendar'' =
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 127,978 on {{OldStyleDate|14 January|1916|1 January}}, including 65,001 men and 62,977 women, 127,805 of whom were the permanent population, and 173 were temporary residents:{{sfn|Кавказский календарь на 1917 год|pp=198–205}}
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!Nationality !Number !% |
Georgians
| align="right" |127,861 | align="right" |99.91 |
Russians
| align="right" |94 | align="right" |0.07 |
Sunni Muslims{{Efn|Primarily Turco-Tatars.{{sfn|Hovannisian|1971|p=67}}}}
| align="right" |17 | align="right" |0.01 |
Armenians
| align="right" |3 | align="right" |0.00 |
Other Europeans
| align="right" |3 | align="right" |0.00 |
TOTAL
!127,978 !100.00 |
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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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Category:Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917)
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