Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug explained

Area Total Km2:6,218.38
Established Date:1867
Established Title:Established
Extinct Date:1922
Extinct Title:Abolished
Mapsize:220px
Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug
Native Name:Темир-Хан-Шуринский округ
Native Name Lang:ru
Population As Of:1916
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rural:71.52%
Population Total:136,234
Population Urban:28.48%
Seat:Temir-Khan-Shura
(present-day Buynaksk)
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 Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Temir-Khan-Shura (present-day Buynaksk).

Administrative divisions

The prefectures of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:

Name1912 populationArea
Dzhengutayevskiy prefecture 33,330720.86verst2
Tarkinskiy prefecture 9,8421866.78verst2
Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy prefecture 23,1741134.87verst2
Chir-Yurtovskiy prefecture 5,3121741.5verst2
Tsrist. prom. Kut. 1,613
Pom. N.-ka Tarkin. prefecture 15,036

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 97,348 on, including 54,052 men and 43,296 women. The majority of the population indicated Kumyk to be their mother tongue, with significant Avar-Andean, Dargin, and Russian speaking minorities.[1]

Linguistic composition of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1897!Language!Native speakers!%
Kumyk49,73051.08
Avar-Andean15,19415.61
Dargin9,7249.99
Russian9,6239.89
Jewish2,7872.86
Nogai1,9081.96
Ukrainian1,7501.80
Persian1,6311.68
Tatar1,2611.30
Polish1,0241.05
Armenian9160.94
Kazi-Kumukh5880.60
Georgian2410.25
Lithuanian2340.24
German1890.19
Chechen440.05
Belarusian190.02
Kyurin150.02
Tat40.00
Other4660.48
TOTAL97,348100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 136,234 on, including 72,367 men and 63,867 women, 100,896 of whom were the permanent population, and 35,338 were temporary residents:

NationalityUrbanRuralTOTAL
Number%Number%Number%
Sunni Muslims760.2090,84093.2490,91666.74
Russians19,47850.195,5225.6725,00018.35
North Caucasians7,10918.3200.007,1095.22
Jews5,03412.978480.875,8824.32
Shia Muslims3,3448.621850.193,5292.59
Armenians2,0645.32220.022,0861.53
Asiatic Christians7852.0200.007850.58
Other Europeans7361.90120.017480.55
Georgians1790.4600.001790.13
TOTAL38,805100.0097,429100.00136,234100.00

Bibliography

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Notes and References

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