Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug explained

Area Total Km2:3,296.44
Established Date:1860
Established Title:Established
Extinct Date:1928
Extinct Title:Abolished
Mapsize:220px
Kaitago-Tabasaranskiy okrug
Native Name:Кайтаго-Табасаранский округ
Native Name Lang:ru
Population As Of:1916
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rural:72.50%
Population Total:82,154
Population Urban:27.50%
Seat:Madzhalis
Seat Type:Capital
Settlement Type:Okrug
Subdivision Name:Russian Empire
Subdivision Name1:Caucasus
Subdivision Name2:Dagestan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Viceroyalty
Subdivision Type2:Oblast
Total Type:Total

The Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug 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.

Administrative divisions

The prefectures of the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug in 1917 were:

Name1912 populationArea
Nizhne-Kaytagskiy prefecture 20,1471151.5verst2
Severo-Tabasaranskiy prefecture 26,481977.86verst2
Urkarakhskiy prefecture 32,474767.18verst2

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug had a population of 91,021 on, including 48,284 men and 42,737 women. The plurality of the population indicated Dargin to be their mother tongue, with significant Tatar and Kazikumukh speaking minorities.[1]

Linguistic composition of the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug in 1897!Language!Native speakers!%
Dargin33,18636.46
Tatar28,97531.83
Kazi-Kumukh17,67819.42
Jewish3,9654.36
Russian2,2552.48
Kumyk1,0351.14
Ukrainian7900.87
Armenian6650.73
Avar-Andean6280.69
Tat5200.57
Polish4150.46
Kyurin3500.38
Lithuanian2490.27
Persian860.09
German520.06
Georgian410.05
Belarusian180.02
Nogai10.00
Other1120.12
TOTAL91,021100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug had a population of 113,322 on, including 61,849 men and 51,473 women, 98,837 of whom were the permanent population, and 14,485 were temporary residents:

NationalityUrbanRuralTOTAL
Number%Number%Number%
North Caucasians5,13816.4878,97896.1384,11674.23
Russians7,56724.281,5801.929,1478.07
Jews6,87922.071,3161.608,1957.23
Shia Muslims7,91925.411930.238,1127.16
Armenians2,6048.35370.052,6412.33
Sunni Muslims1,0613.4000.001,0610.94
Other Europeans00.00500.06500.04
TOTAL31,168100.0082,154100.00113,322100.00

Bibliography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей. . 2022-07-07 . www.demoscope.ru.