Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug

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
Location in the Dagestan Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastDagestan
Established1860
Abolished1928
CapitalMadzhalis
Area
 • Total3,296.44 km2 (1,272.76 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total82,154
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Urban
27.50%
 • Rural
72.50%

Administrative divisions

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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 sq mi)
Severo-Tabasaranskiy prefecture (Северо-Табасаранский участок) 26,481 977.86 square versts (1,112.87 km2; 429.68 sq mi)
Urkarakhskiy prefecture (Уркарахский участок) 32,474 767.18 square versts (873.10 km2; 337.11 sq mi)

Demographics

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Russian Empire Census

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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]

Linguistic composition of the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug in 1897[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

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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

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  1. ^ Russian: Кайтаго-Табасаранский округ, pre-reform orthography: Кайтаго-Табасаранскій округъ [kəjtəɡə təbəsərənskʲɪj ɐkrʊk]
  2. ^ a b 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]
  3. ^ Primarily Tatars.[8]
  4. ^ Primarily Turco-Tatars.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 28–46.
  3. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 144–151.
  4. ^ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. ^ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  7. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 186–193.
  8. ^ a b Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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