Geokchay uezd
Uezd in Caucasus, Russian Empire
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The Geokchay uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The uezd was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Kuba uezd to the north, the Shemakha uezd to the east, the Javad uezd to the south and the Elizavetpol Governorate to the west.[4] The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Geokchay (present-day Goychay).[5]
Geokchay uezd
Геокчайский уезд | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Baku Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Baku |
| Established | 1868 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Geokchay (present-day Goychay) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,322.24 km2 (2,054.93 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 134,098 |
| • Density | 25.1958/km2 (65.2568/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 100.00% |
History
Administrative divisions
The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Geokchay uezd in 1917 were as follows:[8][9]
| Name | Administrative centre | 1912 population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bargushetskiy prefecture (Баргушетский участок) | Udzhary (Ucar) | 48,238 | 1,952.94 square versts (2,222.57 km2; 858.14 mi2) |
| Ivanovskiy prefecture (Ивановский участок) | Ivanovka (İvanovka) | 35,419 | 1,242.48 square versts (1,414.02 km2; 545.96 mi2) |
| Kyurdamirskiy prefecture (Кюрдамирский участок) | Kyurdamir (Kurdamir) | 40,409 | 1,481.16 square versts (1,685.65 km2; 650.83 mi2) |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Geokchay uezd had a population of 117,705 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 64,133 men and 53,572 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar[b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Tat speaking minorities.[12]
| Language | Native speakers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tatar[b] | 92,962 | 78.98 |
| Armenian | 12,994 | 11.04 |
| Tat | 3,995 | 3.39 |
| Russian | 2,458 | 2.09 |
| Kyurin | 2,045 | 1.74 |
| Avar-Andean | 1,772 | 1.51 |
| Jewish | 847 | 0.72 |
| Persian | 265 | 0.23 |
| Georgian | 235 | 0.20 |
| Polish | 27 | 0.02 |
| Ukrainian | 17 | 0.01 |
| German | 14 | 0.01 |
| Greek | 12 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 11 | 0.01 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 6 | 0.01 |
| Mordovian | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 44 | 0.04 |
| TOTAL | 117,705 | 100.00 |
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Geokchay uezd had 134,098 residents on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 73,891 men and 60,207 women, 127,650 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,448 were temporary residents:[13]
| Nationality | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sunni Muslims[c] | 63,943 | 47.68 |
| Shia Muslims[d] | 48,681 | 36.30 |
| Armenians | 17,207 | 12.83 |
| Russians | 3,296 | 2.46 |
| Jews | 815 | 0.61 |
| North Caucasians | 153 | 0.11 |
| Other Europeans | 3 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL | 134,098 | 100.00 |
Soviet census (1926)
According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 172,851.[15]
Notes
- Russian: Геокчайский уезд, pre-reform orthography: Геокчайскій уѣздъ, romanized: Geokchayskiy uyezd [ɡʲɪəkt͡ɕɪjskʲɪj ʊ(j)ɪst]
- Azerbaijani: گوگچای قضاسی, romanized: Gögçāy qaz̤āsı[1][2][3]
- 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".[10][11]