Kubanoblast Кубанская область
Oblast
Coat of arms
Administrative map of the Kuban Oblast
Country	Russian Empire
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Established	1860
Abolished	1917
Capital	Yekaterinodar (present-dayKrasnodar)
Area
• Total	94,783.07 km2 (36,595.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Elbrus)	5,642 m (18,510 ft)
Population  (1916)
• Total	3,022,683
• Density	31.89054/km2 (82.59611/sq mi)
• Urban	9.52%
• Rural	90.48%

TheKubanoblast^[a] was a province (oblast) of theCaucasus Viceroyalty of theRussian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of theKuban andCircassia regions. It was created in 1860 out ofKuban Cossack territories that had once been part of theCrimean Khanate and the land of theCircassians. It was dissolved upon the assumption of supreme authority by theKuban Rada in 1917 and the independence of theKuban People's Republic in 1918. Its capital was the city of Yekaterinodar (present-dayKrasnodar).^[1]

TheCossack districts (otdels) of the Kubanoblast in 1917 were as follows:^[2][3]

The militarized nature of the Kuban meant that, rather than a traditional governorate (guberniya) with counties (uezds), the territory was administered by theKuban Cossacks as anoblast which was split intootdels. Eachotdel had its ownsotnias which in turn would be split intostanitsas andkhutors. Theataman ("commander") for each region was not only responsible for the military preparation of the Cossacks, but for the local administration duties. Localstanitsa andkhutoratamans were elected, but approved by theatamans of theotdel. These, in turn, were appointed by the supreme ataman of the Kubanhost, who was in turn appointed directly by the Russian emperor. Prior to 1870, this system of legislature in the oblast remained a robust military one and all legal decisions were carried out by thestanitsa ataman and two elected judges. Afterwards, however, the system was bureaucratized and the judicial functions were independent of thestanitsas.^{[citation needed]}

According to theRussian Empire Census, the Kubanoblast had a population of 1,918,881 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 973,023 men and 945,858 women. The plurality of the population indicatedUkrainian to be their mother tongue, with a significantRussian speaking minority.^[2]

According to the 1917 publication ofKavkazskiy kalendar, the Kubanoblast had a population of 3,022,683 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 1,523,057 men and 1,499,626 women, 1,870,280 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,152,403 were temporary residents.^[3]

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