| Area Total Km2: | 5,322.24 |
| Established Date: | 1868 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Extinct Date: | 1929 |
| Extinct Title: | Abolished |
| Mapsize: | 220px |
| Geokchay uezd | |
| Native Name: | Геокчайский уезд |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Population As Of: | 1916 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rural: | 100.00% |
| Population Total: | 134,098 |
| Seat: | Geokchay (present-day Goychay) |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Settlement Type: | Uezd |
| Subdivision Name: | Russian Empire |
| Subdivision Name1: | Caucasus |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baku |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Viceroyalty |
| Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
| Total Type: | Total |
The Geokchay uezd was a county (uezd) of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The uezd was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Kuba uezd to the north, the Shemakha uezd to the east, the Javad uezd to the south and the Elizavetpol Governorate to the west. The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Geokchay (present-day Goychay).[1]
The Geokchay uezd was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire.[2] It was later abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities during an administrative reorganisation of the region into rayons.[3]
The prefectures of the Geokchay uezd in 1917 were as follow:
| Name | Administrative centre | 1912 population | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargushetskiy prefecture (Russian: Баргушетский участок) | Udzhary (Ucar) | 48,238 | 1952.94verst2 | |
| Ivanovskiy prefecture (Russian: Ивановский участок) | Ivanovka (İvanovka) | 35,419 | 1242.48verst2 | |
| Kyurdamirskiy prefecture (Russian: Кюрдамирский участок) | Kyurdamir (Kurdamir) | 40,409 | 1481.16verst2 |
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Geokchay uezd had a population of 117,705 on, including 64,133 men and 53,572 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Tat speaking minorities.[4]
| Tatar | 92,962 | 78.98 | |
| Armenian | 12,994 | 11.04 | |
| Tat | 3,995 | 3.39 | |
| Russian | 2,458 | 2.09 | |
| Kyurin | 2,045 | 1.74 | |
| Avar-Andean | 1,772 | 1.51 | |
| Jewish | 847 | 0.72 | |
| Persian | 265 | 0.23 | |
| Georgian | 235 | 0.20 | |
| Polish | 27 | 0.02 | |
| Ukrainian | 17 | 0.01 | |
| German | 14 | 0.01 | |
| Greek | 12 | 0.01 | |
| Turkish | 11 | 0.01 | |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 6 | 0.01 | |
| Mordovian | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Other | 44 | 0.04 | |
| TOTAL | 117,705 | 100.00 |
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According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Geokchay uezd had 134,098 residents on, including 73,891 men and 60,207 women, 127,650 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,448 were temporary residents:
| Nationality | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunni Muslims | 63,943 | 47.68 | |
| Shia Muslims | 48,681 | 36.30 | |
| Armenians | 17,207 | 12.83 | |
| Russians | 3,296 | 2.46 | |
| Jews | 815 | 0.61 | |
| North Caucasians | 153 | 0.11 | |
| Other Europeans | 3 | 0.00 | |
| TOTAL | 134,098 | 100.00 |
According to the 1926 census, the population of the uezd was 172,851.[5]