Avarskiy okrug Аварский округ | |
|---|---|
Location in the Dagestan Oblast | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Oblast | Dagestan |
| Established | 1864 |
| Abolished | 1928 |
| Capital | Khunzakh |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,306.80 km2 (504.56 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 35,749 |
| • Density | 27.356/km2 (70.852/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 100.00% |
TheAvarskiy okrug[a] was a district (okrug) of theDagestan Oblast of theCaucasus Viceroyalty of theRussian Empire. The area of theAvarskiy okrug is included in contemporaryDagestan of theRussian Federation. The district's administrative centre wasKhunzakh.[1][page needed]
The prefectures (участки,uchastki) of theAvarskiy okrug in 1917 were:[2][3]
| Name | 1912 population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Khunzakhskiy prefecture (Хунзахский участок) | 19,026 | 524.32square versts (596.71 km2; 230.39 sq mi) |
| Koysubulinskiy prefecture (Койсубулинский участок) | 13,687 | 623.95square versts (710.09 km2; 274.17 sq mi) |
According to theRussian Empire Census, theAvarskiy okrug had a population of 37,639 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 18,890 men and 18,749 women. The majority of the population indicatedAvar to be their mother tongue.[4]
| Language | Native speakers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Avar-Andean | 36,063 | 95.81 |
| Arabic | 912 | 2.42 |
| Russian | 428 | 1.14 |
| Ukrainian | 83 | 0.22 |
| Polish | 26 | 0.07 |
| Dargin | 18 | 0.05 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 13 | 0.03 |
| Jewish | 12 | 0.03 |
| Georgian | 11 | 0.03 |
| German | 7 | 0.02 |
| Armenian | 6 | 0.02 |
| Kumyk | 5 | 0.01 |
| Kyurin | 4 | 0.01 |
| Tatar[b] | 4 | 0.01 |
| Chechen | 1 | 0.00 |
| Persian | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 45 | 0.12 |
| TOTAL | 37,639 | 100.00 |
According to the 1917 publication ofKavkazskiy kalendar, theAvarskiy okrug had a population of 35,749 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 17,956 men and 17,793 women, 34,935 of whom were the permanent population, and 814 were temporary residents:[7]
| Nationality | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| North Caucasians | 34,957 | 97.78 |
| Russians | 666 | 1.86 |
| Other Europeans | 91 | 0.25 |
| Jews | 31 | 0.09 |
| Armenians | 4 | 0.01 |
| TOTAL | 35,749 | 100.00 |
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