The Gori uezd[a] 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 center in Gori.[1] The area of the county roughly corresponded to the contemporary Shida Kartli region of Georgia.

Gori uezd
Горійскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Gori uezd
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateTiflis
Established1801
Abolished1930
CapitalGori
Area
 • Total6,836.98 km2 (2,639.77 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total241,016
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
 • Urban
7.66%
 • Rural
92.34%

History

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

Administrative divisions

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

Name 1912 population
Akhalkalakskiy uchastok (Ахалкалакскій участокъ) 27,765
Borzhomskiy uchastok (Боржомскій участокъ) 9,284
Gomskiy uchastok (Гомскій участокъ) 19,868
Gorno-Osetinskiy uchastok (Горио-Осетинскій участокъ) 23,933
Karelskiy uchastok (Карельскій участокъ) 22,982
Kvemo-Chalskiy uchastok (Квемо-Чалскій участокъ) 14,216
Medzhviskhevskiy uchastok (Меджвисхевскій участокъ) 23,770
Suramskiy uchastok (Сурамскій участокъ) 12,351
Tskhinvalskiy uchastok (Цхинвальскій участокъ) 31,953

Demographics

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Russian Empire Census

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According to the Russian Empire Census, the Gori uezd had a population of 191,091 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 102,837 men and 88,254 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Ossetian speaking minority.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Gori uezd in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Georgian 124,180 64.98
Ossetian 50,036 26.18
Armenian 7,686 4.02
Russian 5,281 2.76
Greek 917 0.48
Jewish 874 0.46
Tatar[b] 432 0.23
Imeretian 393 0.21
Ukrainian 335 0.18
Mingrelian 233 0.12
Polish 218 0.11
German 197 0.10
Assyrian 64 0.03
Turkish 38 0.02
Avar-Andean 30 0.02
Czech 20 0.01
Dargin 19 0.01
Kyurin 16 0.01
Persian 15 0.01
Lithuanian 14 0.01
Latvian 13 0.01
Chechen 12 0.01
Belarusian 7 0.00
Romanian 4 0.00
Italian 2 0.00
Kurdish 1 0.00
Other 54 0.03
TOTAL 191,091 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

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According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Gori uezd had a population of 241,016 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 124,658 men and 116,358 women, 226,436 of whom were the permanent population, and 14,580 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number % Number % Number %
Georgians 9,580 51.91 152,846 68.68 162,426 67.39
North Caucasians 0 0.00 37,567 16.88 37,567 15.59
Armenians 7,270 39.40 25,552 11.48 32,822 13.62
Jews 104 0.56 3,998 1.80 4,102 1.70
Russians 1,377 7.46 1,030 0.46 2,407 1.00
Asiatic Christians 0 0.00 1,450 0.65 1,450 0.60
Shia Muslims[c] 22 0.12 116 0.05 138 0.06
Other Europeans 65 0.35 3 0.00 68 0.03
Sunni Muslims[d] 36 0.20 0 0.00 36 0.01
TOTAL 18,454 100.00 222,562 100.00 241,016 100.00

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^
  2. ^ 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.[7]
  4. ^ Primarily Turco-Tatars.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 164–175.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Hovannisian 1971, p. 67.

Bibliography

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