Groznensky okrug

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Groznensky okrug
Грозненскій округъ
Okrug
Grozny Okrug of Terek Oblast.png
Location in the Terek Oblast
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Caucasus
Oblast Terek
Established1888
Abolished1921
Capital Grozny
Area
 • Total4,972.44 km2 (1,919.87 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total195,744
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 •  Urban
27.36%
 •  Rural
72.64%

The Groznensky okrug [a] was a district ( okrug ) of the Terek Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Groznensky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Grozny. [1]

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Administrative divisions

The subcounties ( uchastoks ) of the Groznensky okrug were as follows: [2]

Name1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участок)27,718
2-y uchastok (2-й участок)20,557
3-y uchastok (3-й участок)–
4-y uchastok (4-й участок)26,772

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Groznensky okrug had a population of 226,035 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 117,888 men and 108,147 women. The majority of the population indicated Chechen to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority. [3]

Linguistic composition of the Groznensky okrug in 1897 [3]
LanguageNative speakers%
Chechen 202,27389.49
Russian 12,9455.73
Kumyk 1,9300.85
Jewish 1,8250.81
Ukrainian 1,5060.67
Circassian 1,0370.46
Polish 8490.38
Kazi-Kumukh 7860.35
Avar-Andean 4600.20
Armenian 3990.18
Tatar [b] 3540.16
Persian 3010.13
Georgian 2480.11
Dargin 2100.09
Lithuanian 2080.09
German 1640.07
Ingush 1360.06
Greek 960.04
Bashkir 660.03
Belarusian 340.02
Romani 310.01
Romanian 300.01
Ossetian 150.01
Nogai 130.01
Turkmen 70.00
Imeretian 60.00
Karachay 60.00
Kabardian 40.00
Other960.04
TOTAL226,035100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Groznensky okrug had a population of 195,744 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 108,989 men and 86,755 women, 148,978 of whom were the permanent population, and 46,766 were temporary residents: [6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number%Number%Number%
North Caucasians 7,06913.20126,01188.62133,08067.99
Russians 42,35379.0915,42210.8557,77529.52
Other Europeans 1,4882.784300.301,9180.98
Armenians 1,5122.823320.231,8440.94
Jews 1,1272.1000.001,1270.58
TOTAL53,549100.00142,195100.00195,744100.00

Notes

  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". [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
  3. 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  4. ↑ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. ↑ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.

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