Pyatigorsky otdel

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Pyatigorsky otdel
Пятигорскій отдѣлъ
Pyatigorsk Otdel of Terek Oblast.png
Location in the Terek Oblast
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Caucasus
Oblast Terek
Established1785
Abolished1924
Capital Pyatigorsk
Area
  Total6,644.79 km2 (2,565.57 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total200,486
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
   Urban
40.75%
   Rural
59.25%

The Pyatigorsky otdel [a] was a Cossack district ( otdel ) of the Terek oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Pyatigorsky otdel makes up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Pyatigorsk. [1]

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Administrative divisions

The subcounties ( uchastoks ) of the Pyatigorsky otdel were as follows: [2]

Name1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участок)43,052
2-y uchastok (2-й участок)27,072

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Pyatigorsky otdel had a population of 181,481 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 93,961 men and 87,520 women. The majority of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Ukrainian speaking minority. [3]

Linguistic composition of the Pyatigorsky otdel in 1897 [3]
LanguageNative speakers%
Russian 123,23867.91
Ukrainian 25,03213.79
German 5,8723.24
Ossetian 4,6202.55
Armenian 4,3702.41
Kabardian 3,1221.72
Persian 2,5801.42
Kalmyk 2,1741.20
Circassian 1,4290.79
Avar-Andean 1,3740.76
Polish 1,1980.66
Tatar [b] 1,1200.62
Belarusian 1,0260.57
Nogai 9000.50
Georgian 7750.43
Jewish 4760.26
Greek 3380.19
Romani 2760.15
Bashkir 2710.15
Lithuanian 2640.15
Karachay 1970.11
Kumyk 1750.10
Chechen 800.04
Kazi-Kumukh 960.05
Romanian 530.03
Imeretian 400.02
Ingush 230.01
Turkmen 170.01
Dargin 110.01
Other3340.18
TOTAL181,481100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Pyatigorsky otdel had a population of 200,486 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 103,598 men and 96,888 women, 117,908 of whom were the permanent population, and 82,578 were temporary residents: [6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number%Number%Number%
Russians 71,56987.61110,79193.26182,36090.96
Other Europeans 3,9694.866,9525.8510,9215.45
Armenians 3,6644.493370.284,0012.00
North Caucasians 1,2011.474320.361,6330.81
Georgians 8491.04130.018620.43
Jews 3240.4010.003250.16
Shia Muslims [c] 820.101540.132360.12
Roma 00.001090.091090.05
Sunni Muslims [d] 310.0400.00310.02
Asiatic Christians 00.0080.0180.00
TOTAL81,689100.00118,797100.00200,486100.00

Notes

    • Russian: Пятиго́рскій отдѣ́лъ, romanized: Pyatigórsky otdél
  1. 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]
  2. Primarily Tatars. [7]
  3. Primarily Turco-Tatars. [7]

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References

  1. Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
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  4. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.
  7. 1 2 Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

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