Vladikavkazsky okrug

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Vladikavkazsky okrug
Владикавказскій округъ
Vladikavkaz Okrug of Terek Oblast.png
Location in the Terek Oblast
Country Russian Empire
Viceroyalty Caucasus
Oblast Terek
Established1870
Abolished1920
Capital Vladikavkaz
Area
  Total5,716.60 km2 (2,207.19 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total207,742
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
   Urban
35.26%
   Rural
64.74%

The Vladikavkazsky okrug [lower-alpha 1] was a district ( okrug ) of the Terek Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Vladikavkazsky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Vladikavkaz. [1]

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Administrative divisions

The subcounties ( uchastoks ) of the Vladikavkazsky okrug were as follows: [2]

Name1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участокъ)26,460
2-y uchastok (2-й участокъ)25,632
3-y uchastok (3-й участокъ)61,047

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Vladikavkazsky okrug had a population of 134,947 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 70,514 men and 64,433 women. The majority of the population indicated Ossetian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority. [3]

Linguistic composition of the Vladikavkazsky okrug in 1897 [3]
LanguageNative speakers%
Ossetian 88,26565.41
Russian 31,20523.12
Georgian 3,2982.44
Armenian 2,0931.55
German 1,6731.24
Polish 1,5111.12
Ukrainian 1,4391.07
Jewish 1,0590.78
Persian 8220.61
Ingush 7330.54
Imeretian 6430.48
Greek 5020.37
Tatar [lower-alpha 2] 3660.27
Lithuanian 2130.16
Kumyk 1600.12
Kazi-Kumukh 1210.09
Kabardian 1090.08
Chechen 930.07
Dargin 570.04
Romanian 550.04
Avar-Andean 500.04
Circassian 460.03
Belarusian 410.03
Bashkir 320.02
Nogai 60.00
Romani 30.00
Turkmen 30.00
Karachay 20.00
Kalmyk 10.00
Other3460.26
TOTAL134,947100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Vladikavkazsky okrug had a population of 207,742 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 106,645 men and 101,097 women, 160,280 of whom were the permanent population, and 47,462 were temporary residents: [6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number%Number%Number%
North Caucasians 8,53911.66129,63296.38138,17166.51
Russians 46,87664.001,9121.4248,78823.48
Armenians 8,32611.37600.048,3864.04
Other Europeans 6,1398.381,2210.917,3603.54
Shia Muslims [lower-alpha 3] 2,4633.3600.002,4631.19
Georgians 00.001,6741.241,6740.81
Jews 7981.0900.007980.38
Roma 1020.1400.001020.05
TOTAL73,243100.00134,499100.00207,742100.00

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. Primarily Tatars. [7]

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References

  1. Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
  3. 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  4. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.
  7. Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

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