Dusheti uezd
Душетскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Dusheti uezd
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateTiflis
Established1802
Abolished1929
CapitalDushet
(present-day Dusheti)
Area
  Total3,882.84 km2 (1,499.17 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total66,430
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
  Urban
3.37%
  Rural
96.63%

The Dusheti 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 centre in Dushet (present-day Dusheti).[1] The area of the uezd roughly corresponded to the contemporary Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia.

History

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

Administrative divisions

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

Name 1912 population Area
Bazaletskiy uchastok (Базалетскій участокъ) 14,812 579.02 square versts (658.96 km2; 254.43 sq mi)
Kvishetskiy uchastok (Квишетскій участокъ) 22,882 1,518.08 square versts (1,727.67 km2; 667.06 sq mi)
Ksanskiy uchastok (Ксанскій участокъ) 14,732 800.15 square versts (910.62 km2; 351.59 sq mi)
Mtskhetskiy uchastok (Мцхетскій участокъ) 15,930 514.55 square versts (585.59 km2; 226.10 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Dusheti uezd had a population of 67,719 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 35,848 men and 31,871 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Ossetian speaking minority.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Dusheti uezd in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Georgian 49,690 73.38
Ossetian 14,523 21.45
Armenian 1,680 2.48
Russian 980 1.45
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 405 0.60
Assyrian 121 0.18
Mingrelian 54 0.08
Ukrainian 53 0.08
Polish 43 0.06
Jewish 24 0.04
Avar-Andean 17 0.03
Persian 15 0.02
Imeretian 14 0.02
German 13 0.02
Kyurin 10 0.01
Greek 8 0.01
Dargin 7 0.01
Lithuanian 4 0.01
Kurdish 3 0.00
Belarusian 2 0.00
Chechen 2 0.00
Kazi-Kumukh 2 0.00
Romanian 1 0.00
Chuvash 1 0.00
Other 47 0.07
TOTAL 67,719 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Dusheti uezd had a population of 66,430 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 32,949 men and 33,481 women, 65,737 of whom were the permanent population, and 693 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number % Number % Number %
Georgians 1,165 52.08 56,430 87.91 57,595 86.70
North Caucasians 5 0.22 4,614 7.19 4,619 6.95
Armenians 998 44.61 2,673 4.16 3,671 5.53
Russians 52 2.32 218 0.34 270 0.41
Other Europeans 16 0.72 109 0.17 125 0.19
Shia Muslims[lower-alpha 3] 0 0.00 61 0.10 61 0.09
Jews 1 0.04 59 0.09 60 0.09
Sunni Muslims[lower-alpha 4] 0 0.00 29 0.05 29 0.04
TOTAL 2,237 100.00 64,193 100.00 66,430 100.00

See also

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. Primarily Tatars.[7]
  3. Primarily Turco-Tatars.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 164–175.
  3. 1 2 "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 206–213.
  7. 1 2 Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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