Kutaisi Uezd
The Kutaisi uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire.
It bordered the Akhaltsikhe uezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the south, the Ozurgeti and Senaki uezds to the west, the Lechkhumi and Racha uezds to the north, and the Shorapani uezd to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The Kutaisi uezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Kutais (present-day Kutaisi).
Kutaisi uezd Кутаисскій уѣздъ | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location in the Kutaisi Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Kutaisi |
| Established | 1846 |
| Abolished | 1928 |
| Capital | Kutais (present-day Kutaisi) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,324.65 km2 (897.55 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
| • Total | 291,969 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19.92% |
| • Rural | 80.08% |
History
The Kutaisi uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Imereti during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Kutaisi uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Kutaisi uezd in 1913 were:
| Name | 1912 population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Bagdadskiy uchastok (Багдадскій участокъ) | 52,770 | 1,255.75 square versts (1,429.12 km2; 551.79 sq mi) |
| Kutaisskiy uchastok (Кутаисскій участокъ) | 37,791 | 449.11 square versts (511.12 km2; 197.34 sq mi) |
| Samtredskiy uchastok (Самтредскій участокъ) | 49,629 | 354.96 square versts (403.97 km2; 155.97 sq mi) |
| Tkvibulskiy uchastok (Тквибульскій участокъ) | 34,123 | 544.74 square versts (619.95 km2; 239.36 sq mi) |
| Khonskiy uchastok (Хонскій участокъ) | 42,417 | 438.08 square versts (498.56 km2; 192.50 sq mi) |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kutaisi uezd had a population of 221,665 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 113,848 men and 107,817 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant Georgian and Russian speaking minorities:
| Language | Native speakers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Imeretian | 148,003 | 66.77 |
| Georgian | 60,278 | 27.19 |
| Russian | 4,085 | 1.84 |
| Jewish | 3,614 | 1.63 |
| Mingrelian | 1,738 | 0.78 |
| Armenian | 1,331 | 0.60 |
| Ukrainian | 642 | 0.29 |
| Polish | 531 | 0.24 |
| Greek | 351 | 0.16 |
| German | 161 | 0.07 |
| Lithuanian | 146 | 0.07 |
| Turkish | 109 | 0.05 |
| Tatar | 72 | 0.03 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 59 | 0.03 |
| Ossetian | 48 | 0.02 |
| Svan | 45 | 0.02 |
| Persian | 42 | 0.02 |
| Abkhaz | 29 | 0.01 |
| Avar-Andean | 28 | 0.01 |
| Romanian | 13 | 0.01 |
| Belarusian | 9 | 0.00 |
| English | 5 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 4 | 0.00 |
| Kurdish | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 321 | 0.14 |
| TOTAL | 221,665 | 100.00 |
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kutaisi uezd had a population of 291,969 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 156,683 men and 135,286 women, 273,021 of whom were the permanent population, and 18,948 were temporary residents:
| Nationality | Urban | Rural | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Georgians | 33,843 | 58.20 | 230,862 | 98.74 | 264,705 | 90.66 |
| Jews | 10,479 | 18.02 | 2,204 | 0.94 | 12,683 | 4.34 |
| Russians | 10,975 | 18.87 | 648 | 0.28 | 11,623 | 3.98 |
| Armenians | 1,845 | 3.17 | 93 | 0.04 | 1,938 | 0.66 |
| Asiatic Christians | 681 | 1.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.23 |
| Other Europeans | 233 | 0.40 | 1 | 0.00 | 234 | 0.08 |
| Shia Muslims | 95 | 0.16 | 10 | 0.00 | 105 | 0.04 |
| TOTAL | 58,151 | 100.00 | 233,818 | 100.00 | 291,969 | 100.00 |