Kyurinskiy okrug

Kyurinskiy okrug
Кюринский округ
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastDagestan
Established1865
Abolished1928
CapitalKasumkent
Area
 • Total3,490.27 km2 (1,347.60 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total117,218
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

The Kyurinskiy okrug[a] 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.[1]

Administrative divisions

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The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:[2][3]

Name 1912 population Area
Gyuneyskiy prefecture (Гюнейский участок) 21,162 673.73 square versts (766.75 km2; 296.04 sq mi)
Kurakhskiy prefecture (Курахский участок) 16,662 1,020.66 square versts (1,161.57 km2; 448.49 sq mi)
Kutur-Kyurinskiy prefecture (Кутур-Кюринский участок) 20,938 434.06 square versts (493.99 km2; 190.73 sq mi)
Yuzhno-Tabasaranskiy prefecture (Южно-Табасаранский участок) 20,023 610.10 square versts (694.33 km2; 268.08 sq mi)
Ulusskiy magal (Улусский магал) 2,688 328.30 square versts (373.63 km2; 144.26 sq mi)

Demographics

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Russian Empire Census

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According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 77,680 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, 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.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers %
Kyurin 59,309 76.35
Kazi-Kumukh 13,694 17.63
Tat 2,466 3.17
Tatar[b] 1,321 1.70
Jewish 530 0.68
Russian 178 0.23
Avar-Andean 50 0.06
Dargin 45 0.06
Armenian 16 0.02
Ukrainian 13 0.02
Georgian 12 0.02
Kumyk 5 0.01
Persian 2 0.00
Polish 2 0.00
Chechen 1 0.00
German 1 0.00
Lithuanian 1 0.00
Other 34 0.04
TOTAL 77,680 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

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According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 86,050 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 44,712 men and 41,338 women, 84,965 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,085 were temporary residents:[7]

Nationality Number %
North Caucasians 81,037 94.17
Jews 3,201 3.72
Shia Muslims[c] 1,213 1.41
Russians 591 0.69
Other Europeans 5 0.01
Armenians 3 0.00
TOTAL 86,050 100.00

Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Кюринский округ, pre-reform orthography: Кюринскій округъ [kʲʉrʲɪnskʲɪj ɐkrʊk]
  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".[5][6]
  3. ^ Primarily Tatars.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 28–46.
  3. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 144–151.
  4. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  5. ^ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  6. ^ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  7. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 186–193.
  8. ^ Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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