Batum oblast
| ბათუმის ობლასტი Батумская область Batumi Oblast | |||||||||
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| Oblast of Russian Empire | |||||||||
| 1878–1918 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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| File:Gubernias del Caucaso - Oblast de Batumi - Imperio Ruso.png | |||||||||
| Capital | Batumi | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1897 | 61,092 km2 (23,588 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1897 | 142,032 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Treaty of San Stefano | 20 September 1878 | ||||||||
| 12 June | |||||||||
| 17 March | |||||||||
• Proclamation of PNGSC | 1918 | ||||||||
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The Batumi Oblast was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire, with the maritime city of Batumi as its center. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day southwestern Georgia. It was created out of the territories of the former Ottoman Sanjak of Batumi (occupied by the Ottomans since the late 16th century).
Demographics
As of 1897, the total population of the Batumsky and Artvinsky Okrugs, which would later form the Batumi Oblast, was 144,584. Kartvelians, including primarily the Adjarians, then-mostly Muslim Georgian group, constituted 43.5% of the population. Turks constituted the second largest group at 30.8% and were mostly concentrated in the Artvin area (today the Artvin Province of Turkey due to the Treaty of Kars). Significant minorities included Armenians, Russians, and Caucasus Greeks.
Ethnic groups in 1897[1]
| TOTAL | 144,584 | 100% |
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| Kartvelians | 63,012 | 43,5% |
| Turks | 44,667 | 30,8% |
| Armenians | 14,939 | 10,3% |
| Russians | 7,532 | 5,2% |
| Greeks | 4,717 | 3,2% |
References
- ^ Includes population figures for the Batumsky and Artvinsky Okrugs, which would form the Batumi Oblast by 1917. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-26. and "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-26.