| Area Total Km2: | 2,818.50 |
| Established Date: | 1846 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Extinct Date: | 1930 |
| Extinct Title: | Abolished |
| Mapsize: | 220px |
| Racha uezd | |
| Native Name: | Рачинскій уѣздъ |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Population As Of: | 1916 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rural: | 100.00% |
| Population Total: | 88,162 |
| Seat: | Oni |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Settlement Type: | Uezd |
| Subdivision Name: | Russian Empire |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kutaisi |
| Subdivision Name2: | Caucasus |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Viceroyalty |
| Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
| Total Type: | Total |
The Racha uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Terek Oblast to the north, the Lechkhumi uezd to the west, the Kutaisi and Shorapani uezds to the south, and the Gori uezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative centre of the Racha uezd was Oni.
The Racha uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Racha during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Racha uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Racha uezd in 1913 were as follows:
| Name | 1912 population | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrolaurskiy uchastok | 41,638 | 934.28verst2 | |
| Onskiy uchastok | 45,374 | 1542.3verst2 |
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on, including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant Georgian and Ossetian speaking minorities.[1]
| Imeretian | 44,652 | 73.90 | |
| Georgian | 11,260 | 18.64 | |
| Ossetian | 3,514 | 5.82 | |
| Jewish | 609 | 1.01 | |
| Armenian | 173 | 0.29 | |
| Mingrelian | 93 | 0.15 | |
| Russian | 50 | 0.08 | |
| Ukrainian | 14 | 0.02 | |
| Greek | 13 | 0.02 | |
| Avar-Andean | 7 | 0.01 | |
| Polish | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Svan | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Abkhaz | 2 | 0.00 | |
| German | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Romanian | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Other | 22 | 0.04 | |
| TOTAL | 60,421 | 100.00 |
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According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Racha uezd had a population of 88,162 on, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents:
| Nationality | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgians | 88,065 | 99.89 | |
| Armenians | 97 | 0.11 | |
| TOTAL | 88,162 | 100.00 |