Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug
Okrug in Caucasus, Russian Empire
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The Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug[a] was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Madzhalis.[1]
Kaitago-Tabasaranskiy okrug
Кайтаго-Табасаранский округ | |
|---|---|
Location in the Dagestan Oblast | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Oblast | Dagestan |
| Established | 1860 |
| Abolished | 1928 |
| Capital | Madzhalis |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,296.44 km2 (1,272.76 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 82,154 |
| • Density | 24.922/km2 (64.548/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27.50% |
| • Rural | 72.50% |
Administrative divisions
The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug in 1917 were:[2][3]
| Name | 1912 population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Nizhne-Kaytagskiy prefecture (Нижне-Кайтагский участок) | 20,147 | 1,151.50 square versts (1,310.48 km2; 505.98 mi2) |
| Severo-Tabasaranskiy prefecture (Северо-Табасаранский участок) | 26,481 | 977.86 square versts (1,112.87 km2; 429.68 mi2) |
| Urkarakhskiy prefecture (Уркарахский участок) | 32,474 | 767.18 square versts (873.10 km2; 337.11 mi2) |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug had a population of 91,021 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 48,284 men and 42,737 women. The plurality of the population indicated Dargin to be their mother tongue, with significant Tatar[b] and Kazikumukh speaking minorities.[6]
| Language | Native speakers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dargin | 33,186 | 36.46 |
| Tatar[b] | 28,975 | 31.83 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 17,678 | 19.42 |
| Jewish | 3,965 | 4.36 |
| Russian | 2,255 | 2.48 |
| Kumyk | 1,035 | 1.14 |
| Ukrainian | 790 | 0.87 |
| Armenian | 665 | 0.73 |
| Avar-Andean | 628 | 0.69 |
| Tat | 520 | 0.57 |
| Polish | 415 | 0.46 |
| Kyurin | 350 | 0.38 |
| Lithuanian | 249 | 0.27 |
| Persian | 86 | 0.09 |
| German | 52 | 0.06 |
| Georgian | 41 | 0.05 |
| Belarusian | 18 | 0.02 |
| Nogai | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 112 | 0.12 |
| TOTAL | 91,021 | 100.00 |
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug had a population of 113,322 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 61,849 men and 51,473 women, 98,837 of whom were the permanent population, and 14,485 were temporary residents:[7]
| Nationality | Urban | Rural | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| North Caucasians | 5,138 | 16.48 | 78,978 | 96.13 | 84,116 | 74.23 |
| Russians | 7,567 | 24.28 | 1,580 | 1.92 | 9,147 | 8.07 |
| Jews | 6,879 | 22.07 | 1,316 | 1.60 | 8,195 | 7.23 |
| Shia Muslims[c] | 7,919 | 25.41 | 193 | 0.23 | 8,112 | 7.16 |
| Armenians | 2,604 | 8.35 | 37 | 0.05 | 2,641 | 2.33 |
| Sunni Muslims[d] | 1,061 | 3.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,061 | 0.94 |
| Other Europeans | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | 0.06 | 50 | 0.04 |
| TOTAL | 31,168 | 100.00 | 82,154 | 100.00 | 113,322 | 100.00 |
Notes
- Russian: Кайтаго-Табасаранский округ, pre-reform orthography: Кайтаго-Табасаранскій округъ [kɐjˈtaɡə təbəsɐˈranskʲɪ ˈokrʊk]
- 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]