Nalchiksky okrug

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Nalchiksky okrug
Нальчикскій округъ
Okrug
Nalchik Okrug of Terek Oblast.png
Location in the Terek Oblast
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Caucasus
Oblast Terek
Established1882
Abolished1921
Capital Nalchik
Area
 • Total11,902.25 km2 (4,595.48 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total180,534
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 •  Rural
100.00%

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

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Administrative divisions

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

Name1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участок)45,902
2-y uchastok (2-й участок)26,735
3-y uchastok (3-й участок)40,296
4-y uchastok (4-й участок)21,755

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Nalchiksky okrug had a population of 102,908 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 53,203 men and 49,705 women. The majority of the population indicated Kabardian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Tatar [b] speaking minority. [5]

Linguistic composition of the Nalchiksky okrug in 1897 [5]
LanguageNative speakers%
Kabardian 64,74662.92
Tatar [b] 23,18422.53
Russian 4,8114.68
Ukrainian 4,7454.61
Ossetian 2,7282.65
Jewish 1,1081.08
German 9730.95
Kumyk 1160.11
Georgian 1050.10
Armenian 870.08
Polish 610.06
Persian 400.04
Ingush 360.03
Kazi-Kumukh 300.03
Belarusian 160.02
Romani 160.02
Avar-Andean 60.01
Karachay 60.01
Lithuanian 60.01
Chechen 40.00
Bashkir 30.00
Nogai 30.00
Circassian 20.00
Romanian 10.00
Other750.07
TOTAL102,908100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Nalchiksky okrug had a population of 180,534 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 95,010 men and 85,524 women, 163,765 of whom were the permanent population, and 16,769 were temporary residents: [6]

NationalityNumber%
North Caucasians 134,39074.44
Russians 37,81020.94
Other Europeans 5,2992.94
Roma 1,6600.92
Jews 1,0250.57
Armenians 3500.19
TOTAL180,534100.00

Notes

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 In the 19th century, Balkars were generally known as "Mountain Tatars"/"Tatars". [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
  3. ↑ Волкова 1973, p. 87.
  4. ↑ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  5. 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  6. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.

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