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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==

=== Russian Empire census (1897) ===
According to the [[Russian Empire Census]] of 1897, the Tianeti Uyezd had a population of 34,153, including 16,431 men and 17,722 women. The majority of the population indicated [[Georgian language|Georgian]] to be their mother tongue, with a significant [[Chechen language|Chechen]] speaking minority.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей. |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=548 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.demoscope.ru}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Linguistic composition of the Tianeti Uyezd in 1897<ref name=":0" />
!Language
!Native speakers
!%
|-
|[[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| align="right" |30,302
| align="right" |88.72
|-
|[[Chechen language|Chechen]]
| align="right" |2,113
| align="right" |6.19
|-
|[[Russian language|Russian]]
| align="right" |637
| align="right" |1.87
|-
|[[Armenian language|Armenian]]
| align="right" |538
| align="right" |1.58
|-
|[[Kist people|Kist]]
| align="right" |284
| align="right" |0.83
|-
|[[Ossetian language|Ossetian]]
| align="right" |227
| align="right" |0.66
|-
|[[Persian language|Persian]]
| align="right" |24
| align="right" |0.07
|-
|[[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| align="right" |10
| align="right" |0.03
|-
|[[Avar language|Avar-Andean]]
| align="right" |6
| align="right" |0.02
|-
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
| align="right" |5
| align="right" |0.01
|-
|Tatar{{efn|Later known as [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]].}}
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |0.01
|-
|[[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0.00
|-
|[[French language|French]]
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0.00
|-
|[[Jewish languages|Jewish]]
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0.00
|-
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0.00
|-
!TOTAL
!34,153
!100.00
|}


=== Caucasian Calendar (1917) ===
=== Caucasian Calendar (1917) ===
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[History of the administrative division of Russia]]
* [[History of the administrative division of Russia]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:02, 30 June 2022

Tianeti Uyezd
Тіонетскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Tianeti Uyezd
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
Location in the Tiflis Governorate
LandRussian Empire
GovernorateTiflis
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
Established1874
Abolished1930
CapitalTionety (Tianeti)
UchastoksPshavi-Khevsureti, Tushin-Kakheti, and Ertsoi
Area
 • Total4,836.83 km2 (1,867.51 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total49,350
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

The Tianeti Uyezd (pre-reform Russian: Тіоне́тскій уѣ́здъ, tr. Tionétsky uyézd; Georgian: თიანეთის მაზრა) was an uezd ("county") of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative center in Tianeti.[1][2] The area of the uyezd roughly corresponded to the contemporary Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia.

History

Following the Russian Revolution, the Tianeti Uyezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.[2]

Administrative divisions

The uchastoks ("subcounties") of the Tianeti Uyezd were:[3]

  • Pshavi-Khevsureti (Пшаво-Хевсуретский участок)
  • Tushin-Kakheti (Тушино-Кахетинский участок)
  • Ertsoi (Эрцойский участок)

Demographics

Russian Empire census (1897)

According to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, the Tianeti Uyezd had a population of 34,153, including 16,431 men and 17,722 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Chechen speaking minority.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Tianeti Uyezd in 1897[4]
Sprache Native speakers %
Georgian 30,302 88.72
Chechen 2,113 6.19
Russian 637 1.87
Armenian 538 1.58
Kist 284 0.83
Ossetian 227 0.66
Persian 24 0.07
Turkish 10 0.03
Avar-Andean 6 0.02
Greek 5 0.01
Tatar[a] 3 0.01
Belarusian 1 0.00
French 1 0.00
Jewish 1 0.00
Polish 1 0.00
TOTAL 34,153 100.00

Caucasian Calendar (1917)

According to the 1917 publication of the Caucasian Calendar, the Tianeti Uyezd had 49,350 residents in 1916, including 24,402 men and 24,948 women, 48,666 of whom were the permanent population, and 684 were temporary residents:[5]

Nationality Number %
Georgians 47,515 96.28
Armenians 1,726 3.50
Russians 56 0.11
North Caucasians 39 0.08
Jews 12 0.02
Other Europeans 2 0.00
TOTAL 49,350 100.00

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Later known as Azerbaijani.

References

  1. ^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedia: Tiflis Governorate (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b Tsutsiev, Arthur (2014), Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus, New Haven and London, p. 164, ISBN 978-0-300-15308-8, OCLC 884858065, retrieved 2021-12-25{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год [Caucasian calendar for 1913] (in Russian) (68th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1913. pp. 164–175. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год [Caucasian calendar for 1917] (in Russian) (72nd ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1917. pp. 206–213. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.

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