Telavi uezd

Telavi *uezd*
Телавскій уѣздъ
Telavi uezd Телавскій уѣздъ
Uezd
	Coat of arms
	Location in the Tiflis Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Governorate	Tiflis
Established	1801
Abolished	1930
Capital	Telavi
Area
• Total	2,461.53 km2 (950.40 sq mi)
Population (1916)
• Total	67,955
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
• Urban	14.75%
• Rural	85.25%

Last updated February 09, 2023

The Telavi uezd^{[lower-alpha 1]} was a county ( uezd ) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative center in Telavi.^[1] The area of the county roughly corresponded to the contemporary Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.

History

Following the Russian Revolution, the Telavi uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.^[1]

Administrative divisions

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

Name	1912 population	Area
Kvarelskiy uchastok (Кварельскій участокъ)	23,201	1,336.08 square versts (1,520.54 km² ; 587.08 sq mi )
Tsinondalskiy uchastok (Цинондальскій участокъ)	29,869	826.83 square versts (940.98 km² ; 363.32 sq mi )

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Telavi uezd had a population of 66,767 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 35,895 men and 30,872 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Armenian speaking minority.^[3]

Linguistic composition of the Telavi *uezd* in 1897^[3]
Language	Native speakers	%
Georgian	57,357	85.91
Armenian	4,754	7.12
Tatar^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1,873	2.81
Avar-Andean	1,752	2.62
Russian	694	1.04
Ossetian	88	0.13
Imeretian	74	0.11
German	34	0.05
Jewish	24	0.04
Ukrainian	23	0.03
Kazi-Kumukh	19	0.03
Persian	17	0.03
Polish	17	0.03
Dargin	8	0.01
Greek	7	0.01
Turkish	5	0.01
French	4	0.01
Assyrian	2	0.00
Belarusian	2	0.00
Chechen	2	0.00
Kyurin	1	0.00
Kist	1	0.00
Latvian	1	0.00
Lithuanian	1	0.00
Other	7	0.01
TOTAL	66,767	100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Telavi uezd had a population of 67,955 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 36,276 men and 31,679 women, 65,422 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,533 were temporary residents:^[6]

Nationality	Urban		Rural		TOTAL
Nationality	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Georgians	2,757	27.50	54,221	93.60	56,978	83.85
Armenians	7,068	70.50	1,412	2.44	8,480	12.48
North Caucasians	8	0.08	1,300	2.24	1,308	1.92
Asiatic Christians	0	0.00	873	1.51	873	1.28
Russians	135	1.35	105	0.18	240	0.35
Other Europeans	22	0.22	18	0.03	40	0.06
Jews	22	0.22	0	0.00	22	0.03
Sunni Muslims ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	14	0.14	0	0.00	14	0.02
TOTAL	10,026	100.00	57,929	100.00	67,955	100.00

Notes

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- Russian: Тела́вскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Telávsky uyézd
- Georgian :თელავის მაზრა, romanized:telavis mazra
↑ Prior to 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 Turco-Tatars.^[7]

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References

1 2 Tsutsiev 2014.
↑ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 164–175.
1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
↑ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
↑ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
↑ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 206–213.
↑ Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

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[1] 
Russian: Тела́вскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Telávsky uyézd
Georgian :თელავის მაზრა, romanized:telavis mazra

[mwAUU] Russian: Тела́вскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Telávsky uyézd

[mwAU4] Georgian :თელავის მაზრა, romanized:telavis mazra

[Caucasian_Tatars-7] Prior to 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 Turco-Tatars.^[7]

[FOOTNOTETsutsiev2014-2] 1 2 Tsutsiev 2014.

[FOOTNOTEКавказский_календарь_на_1913_год164–175-3] Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 164–175.

[:0-4] 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-30.

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

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

[FOOTNOTEКавказский_календарь_на_1917_год206–213-8] Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 206–213.

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

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