Racha uezd

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Racha uezd
Рачинскій уѣздъ
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Location in the Kutais Governorate
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Kutaisi
Governorate Caucasus
Established1846
Abolished1930
Capital Oni
Area
  Total2,818.50 km2 (1,088.23 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total88,162
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
   Rural
100.00%

The Racha uezd [lower-alpha 1] was a county ( uezd ) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Terek Oblast to the north, the Lechkhumi uezd to the west, the Kutaisi and Shorapani uezds to the south, and the Gori uezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative centre of the Racha uezd was Oni. [1]

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History

The Racha uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Racha during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Racha uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia. [1]

Administrative divisions

The subcounties ( uchastoks ) of the Racha uezd in 1913 were as follows: [2]

Name1912 populationArea
Ambrolaurskiy uchastok (Амбролаурскій участокъ)41,638934.28 square versts (1,063.27  km2 ; 410.53  sq mi )
Onskiy uchastok (Онскій участокъ)45,3741,542.30 square versts (1,755.23  km2 ; 677.70  sq mi )

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant Georgian and Ossetian speaking minorities. [3]

Linguistic composition of the Racha uezd in 1897 [3]
LanguageNative speakers%
Imeretian 44,65273.90
Georgian 11,26018.64
Ossetian 3,5145.82
Jewish 6091.01
Armenian 1730.29
Mingrelian 930.15
Russian 500.08
Ukrainian 140.02
Greek 130.02
Avar-Andean 70.01
Polish 50.01
Svan 50.01
Abkhaz 20.00
German 10.00
Romanian 10.00
Other220.04
TOTAL60,421100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Racha uezd had a population of 88,162 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents: [4]

NationalityNumber%
Georgians 88,06599.89
Armenians 970.11
TOTAL88,162100.00

Notes

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References

  1. 1 2 Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 160–167.
  3. 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 198–205.

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