Shorapani uezd

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Shorapani uezd
Шорапанскій уѣздъ
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Location in the Kutaisi Governorate
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Caucasus
Governorate Kutaisi
Established1846
Abolished1930
CapitalKvirila
(present-day Zestaponi)
Area
  Total
2,980.98 km2 (1,150.96 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total
189,428
  Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)
   Rural
100.00%

The Shorapani uezd [a] was a county ( uezd ) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Racha uezd to the north, the Kutaisi uezd to the west, and the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Shorapani uezd was Kvirila (present-day Zestaponi). [1]

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History

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

Administrative divisions

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

Name1912 population
Belogorskiy uchastok (Белогорскій участокъ)19,810
Kvirilskiy uchastok (Квирильскій участокъ)16,695
Sachkherskiy uchastok (Сачхерскій участокъ)19,868
Chiaturskiy uchastok (Чіатурскій участокъ)18,896
Chiaturskiy promysl uchastok (Чіатурскій промыслъ участокъ)76
Chkharskiy uchastok (Чхарскій участокъ)19,147

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Shorapani uezd had a population of 156,633 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 74,366 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with significant Imeretian and Mingrelian speaking minorities. [3]

Linguistic composition of the Shorapani uezd in 1897 [3]
LanguageNative speakers%
Georgian 106,87668.23
Imeretian 44,65828.51
Mingrelian 2,1291.36
Jewish 6780.43
Ossetian 6180.39
Greek 5530.35
Armenian 4700.30
Russian 4100.26
Polish 540.03
Turkish 350.02
Tatar [b] 280.02
German 270.02
Persian 160.01
Avar-Andean 100.01
Ukrainian 70.00
Abkhaz 60.00
Kazi-Kumukh 40.00
Belarusian 30.00
Lithuanian 20.00
Svan 20.00
Other470.03
TOTAL156,633100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Shorapani uezd had a population of 189,428 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 100,322 men and 89,106 women, 179,353 of whom were the permanent population, and 10,075 were temporary residents: [6]

Ethnic groupShorapani
Georgians 186,30598.35
Jews 1,2350.65
Armenians 9000.48
Russians 5440.29
Other Europeans 2990.16
Sunni Muslims [c] 570.03
North Caucasians 310.02
Asiatic Christians 290.02
Shia Muslims [d] 280.01
TOTAL189,428100.00

Notes

  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 Turco-Tatars. [7]
  3. Primarily Tatars. [7]

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. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 198–205.
  7. 1 2 Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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