Geokchay uezd

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Geokchay uezd
Геокчайский уезд
Uezd
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Coat of arms
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Location in the Baku Governorate
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Caucasus
Governorate Baku
Established1868
Abolished1929
CapitalGeokchay
(present-day Goychay)
Area
 • Total5,322.24 km2 (2,054.93 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total134,098
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
 •  Rural
100.00%

The Geokchay uezd [a] was a county ( uezd ) of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The uezd was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Kuba uezd to the north, the Shemakha uezd to the east, the Javad uezd to the south and the Elizavetpol Governorate to the west. [4] The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Geokchay (present-day Goychay). [5]

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History

The Geokchay uezd was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire. [6] It was later abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities during an administrative reorganisation of the region into rayons. [7]

Administrative divisions

The prefectures (участки, uchastki ) of the Geokchay uezd in 1917 were as follow: [8] [9]

NameAdministrative centre1912 populationArea
Bargushetskiy prefecture (Баргушетский участок)Udzhary (Ucar)48,2381,952.94 square versts (2,222.57  km2 ; 858.14  sq mi )
Ivanovskiy prefecture (Ивановский участок)Ivanovka (İvanovka)35,4191,242.48 square versts (1,414.02  km2 ; 545.96  sq mi )
Kyurdamirskiy prefecture (Кюрдамирский участок)Kyurdamir (Kurdamir)40,4091,481.16 square versts (1,685.65  km2 ; 650.83  sq mi )

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Geokchay uezd had a population of 117,705 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 64,133 men and 53,572 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar [b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Tat speaking minorities. [12]

Linguistic composition of the Geokchay uezd in 1897 [12]
LanguageNative speakers%
Tatar [b] 92,96278.98
Armenian 12,99411.04
Tat 3,9953.39
Russian 2,4582.09
Kyurin 2,0451.74
Avar-Andean 1,7721.51
Jewish 8470.72
Persian 2650.23
Georgian 2350.20
Polish 270.02
Ukrainian 170.01
German 140.01
Greek 120.01
Turkish 110.01
Kazi-Kumukh 60.01
Mordovian 10.00
Other440.04
TOTAL117,705100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Geokchay uezd had 134,098 residents on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 73,891 men and 60,207 women, 127,650 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,448 were temporary residents: [13]

NationalityNumber%
Sunni Muslims [c] 63,94347.68
Shia Muslims [d] 48,68136.30
Armenians 17,20712.83
Russians 3,2962.46
Jews 8150.61
North Caucasians 1530.11
Other Europeans 30.00
TOTAL134,098100.00

Soviet census (1926)

According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 172,851. [15]

Notes

  1. ↑
  2. 1 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". [10] [11]
  3. ↑ Primarily Turco-Tatars. [14]
  4. ↑ Primarily Tatars. [14]

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References

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  5. ↑ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 105. Salyan became the administrative and cultural center of Javad gaza that was established within the Baku province in February of 1868
  6. ↑ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3.
  7. ↑ "Administrative Territorial Division" (PDF). preslib.az. p. 3.
  8. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 2–22.
  9. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 140–143.
  10. ↑ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  11. ↑ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  12. 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  13. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 178–181.
  14. 1 2 Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.
  15. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

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