Kyurinskiy okrug
Okrug in Caucasus, Russian Empire
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The Kyurinskiy okrug[a] was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Kyurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Kasumkent.[1]
Kyurinskiy okrug
Кюринский округ | |
|---|---|
Location in the Dagestan Oblast | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Oblast | Dagestan |
| Established | 1865 |
| Abolished | 1928 |
| Capital | Kasumkent |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,490.27 km2 (1,347.60 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 117,218 |
| • Density | 33.5842/km2 (86.9827/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 100.00% |
Administrative divisions
The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:[2][3]
| Name | 1912 population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Gyuneyskiy prefecture (Гюнейский участок) | 21,162 | 673.73 square versts (766.75 km2; 296.04 mi2) |
| Kurakhskiy prefecture (Курахский участок) | 16,662 | 1,020.66 square versts (1,161.57 km2; 448.49 mi2) |
| Kutur-Kyurinskiy prefecture (Кутур-Кюринский участок) | 20,938 | 434.06 square versts (493.99 km2; 190.73 mi2) |
| Yuzhno-Tabasaranskiy prefecture (Южно-Табасаранский участок) | 20,023 | 610.10 square versts (694.33 km2; 268.08 mi2) |
| Ulusskiy magal (Улусский магал) | 2,688 | 328.30 square versts (373.63 km2; 144.26 mi2) |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 77,680 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 39,039 men and 38,641 women. The majority of the population indicated Kyurin to be their mother tongue, with a significant Kazi-Kumukh speaking minority.[4]
| Language | Native speakers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kyurin | 59,309 | 76.35 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 13,694 | 17.63 |
| Tat | 2,466 | 3.17 |
| Tatar[b] | 1,321 | 1.70 |
| Jewish | 530 | 0.68 |
| Russian | 178 | 0.23 |
| Avar-Andean | 50 | 0.06 |
| Dargin | 45 | 0.06 |
| Armenian | 16 | 0.02 |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.02 |
| Georgian | 12 | 0.02 |
| Kumyk | 5 | 0.01 |
| Persian | 2 | 0.00 |
| Polish | 2 | 0.00 |
| Chechen | 1 | 0.00 |
| German | 1 | 0.00 |
| Lithuanian | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 34 | 0.04 |
| TOTAL | 77,680 | 100.00 |
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 86,050 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 44,712 men and 41,338 women, 84,965 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,085 were temporary residents:[7]
| Nationality | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| North Caucasians | 81,037 | 94.17 |
| Jews | 3,201 | 3.72 |
| Shia Muslims[c] | 1,213 | 1.41 |
| Russians | 591 | 0.69 |
| Other Europeans | 5 | 0.01 |
| Armenians | 3 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL | 86,050 | 100.00 |
Notes
- Russian: Кюринский округ, pre-reform orthography: Кюринскій округъ [kʲʉrʲɪnskʲɪj ɐkrʊk]
- 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".[5][6]