Pyatigorsky otdel

Pyatigorsky *otdel*
Пятигорскій отдѣлъ
Pyatigorsky otdel Пятигорскій отдѣлъ
Otdel
	Location in the Terek Oblast
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Oblast	Terek
Established	1785
Abolished	1924
Capital	Pyatigorsk
Area
• Total	6,644.79 km2 (2,565.57 sq mi)
Population (1916)
• Total	200,486
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
• Urban	40.75%
• Rural	59.25%

Last updated December 30, 2023

The Pyatigorsky otdel^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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]

Administrative divisions

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

Name	1912 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]
Language	Native speakers	%
Russian	123,238	67.91
Ukrainian	25,032	13.79
German	5,872	3.24
Ossetian	4,620	2.55
Armenian	4,370	2.41
Kabardian	3,122	1.72
Persian	2,580	1.42
Kalmyk	2,174	1.20
Circassian	1,429	0.79
Avar-Andean	1,374	0.76
Polish	1,198	0.66
Tatar^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1,120	0.62
Belarusian	1,026	0.57
Nogai	900	0.50
Georgian	775	0.43
Jewish	476	0.26
Greek	338	0.19
Romani	276	0.15
Bashkir	271	0.15
Lithuanian	264	0.15
Karachay	197	0.11
Kumyk	175	0.10
Chechen	80	0.04
Kazi-Kumukh	96	0.05
Romanian	53	0.03
Imeretian	40	0.02
Ingush	23	0.01
Turkmen	17	0.01
Dargin	11	0.01
Other	334	0.18
TOTAL	181,481	100.00

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
Nationality	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Russians	71,569	87.61	110,791	93.26	182,360	90.96
Other Europeans	3,969	4.86	6,952	5.85	10,921	5.45
Armenians	3,664	4.49	337	0.28	4,001	2.00
North Caucasians	1,201	1.47	432	0.36	1,633	0.81
Georgians	849	1.04	13	0.01	862	0.43
Jews	324	0.40	1	0.00	325	0.16
Shia Muslims ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	82	0.10	154	0.13	236	0.12
Roma	0	0.00	109	0.09	109	0.05
Sunni Muslims ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	31	0.04	0	0.00	31	0.02
Asiatic Christians	0	0.00	8	0.01	8	0.00
TOTAL	81,689	100.00	118,797	100.00	200,486	100.00

Notes

↑
- Russian: Пятиго́рскій отдѣ́лъ, romanized: Pyatigórsky otdél
↑ 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]
↑ Primarily Tatars.^[7]
↑ Primarily Turco-Tatars.^[7]

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References

↑ Tsutsiev 2014.
↑ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
↑ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
↑ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
↑ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.
1 2 Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

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Russian: Пятиго́рскій отдѣ́лъ, romanized: Pyatigórsky otdél

[mwAWI] Russian: Пятиго́рскій отдѣ́лъ, romanized: Pyatigórsky otdél

[Caucasian_Tatars-7] 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]

[10] Primarily Tatars.^[7]

[11] Primarily Turco-Tatars.^[7]

[FOOTNOTETsutsiev2014-2] Tsutsiev 2014.

[FOOTNOTEКавказский_календарь_на_1913_год180–187-3] Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.

[:1-4] 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.

[FOOTNOTEBournoutian201835_(note_25)-5] Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).

[FOOTNOTETsutsiev201450-6] Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.

[FOOTNOTEКавказский_календарь_на_1917_год226–237-8] Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.

[FOOTNOTEHovannisian197167-9] 1 2 Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

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Pyatigorsky otdel Пятигорскій отдѣлъ
Otdel
Location in the Terek Oblast
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Oblast	Terek
Established	1785
Abolished	1924
Capital	Pyatigorsk
Area
• Total	6,644.79 km² (2,565.57 sq mi)
Population (1916)
• Total	200,486
• Density	30/km² (78/sq mi)
• Urban	40.75%
• Rural	59.25%