Kutais Uyezd

The Kutais Uyezd (Russian: Кутаисский уезд; Georgian: ქუთაისის გუბერნია) was a uezd (county) of the Kutais Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Akhaltsikhe Uyezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the south, the Ozurgeti and Senaki uyezds to the west, the Lechkhumi and Racha uyezds to the north, and the Shorapani Uyezd to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The Kutais Uyezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Kutais (Kutaisi).[1]

Kutais Uyezd
Кутаисский уезд
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kutais Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKutais
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
Established1846
Abolished1928
SeatKutais
UchastoksBaghdati, Kutaisi, Samtredia, Tkibuli, and Khoni
Area
 • Total2,325 km2 (898 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total291,969
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)

History

The Kutais Uyezd 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 Kutais Uyezd was incorporated into the Georgian Democratic Republic.[1]

Administrative divisions

The uchastoks (sub-counties) of the Kutais Uyezd were:[2]

  • Baghdati (Багдадский участок)
  • Kutaisi (Кутаисский участок)
  • Samtredia (Самтредский участок)
  • Tkibuli (Тквибульский участок)
  • Khoni (Хонский участок)

Demographics

Russian Imperial Census of 1897

According to the 1897 Russian Empire Census, the population of the Kutais Uyezd was 221,665, with 32,476 living in the administrative capital Kutais. The linguistic composition of the county according to the 1897 census was the following:[3]

Linguistic group Kutais
Imeretian 148,003 66.8%
Georgian 60,278 27.2%
Russian 4,085 1.8%
TOTAL 221,665 100.0%

Caucasian Calendar of 1917

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 291,969 residents in the Kutais Uyezd, including 156,683 men and 135,286 women, 273,021 of whom were the permanent population, and 18,948 were temporary residents:[4]

Ethnic group Center Rural TOTAL
Georgians 33,843 230,862 264,705 90.7%
Jews 10,479 2,204 12,683 4.3%
Russians 10,975 648 11,623 4.0%
Armenians 1,845 93 1,938 0.7%
Asiatic Christians 681 0 681 0.2%
Other Europeans 233 1 234 0.1%
TOTAL 58,151 233,818 291,969 100.0%

References
  1. Tsutsiev, Arthur (2014). Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus. Translated by Nora Seligman Favorov. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300153088.
  2. Кавказский календарь .... на 1913 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1913. pp. 271–317.
  3. Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку. Кутаисский уезд
  4. Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1917. pp. 349–378.

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