The Gunibskiy okrug was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Gunibskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's centre was Gunib.

Administrative divisions

The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Gunibskiy okrug in 1917 were:

Name	1912 population	Area
Andalyalskiy prefecture (Андаляльский участок)	14,623	312.69 square versts (355.86 km; 137.40 sq mi)
Ants.-Kapuchinskiy prefecture (Анц.-Капучинский участок)	15,607	1,831.78 square versts (2,084.68 km; 804.90 sq mi)
Kuyadinskiy prefecture (Куядинский участок)	10,076	256.95 square versts (292.43 km; 112.91 sq mi)
Tilitl-Gidatlinskiy prefecture (Тилитлъ-Гидатлинский участок)	18,829	812.00 square versts (924.11 km; 356.80 sq mi)
Tleyserukhskiy prefecture (Тлейсерухский участок)	14,443	1,108.91 square versts (1,262.01 km; 487.26 sq mi)

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Gunibskiy 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 indicated Avar to be their mother tongue.

Linguistic composition of the Gunibskiy okrug in 1897

Language	Native speakers	%
Avar-Andean	52,227	93.43
Kazi-Kumukh	2,113	3.78
Dargin	774	1.38
Russian	376	0.67
Ukrainian	159	0.28
Polish	84	0.15
Tatar	35	0.06
Jewish	33	0.06
Kumyk	17	0.03
Lithuanian	16	0.03
Armenian	10	0.02
German	8	0.01
Georgian	7	0.01
Belarusian	1	0.00
Other	39	0.07
TOTAL	55,899	100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Gunibskiy okrug had a population of 76,175 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 38,079 men and 38,096 women, 76,088 of whom were the permanent population, and 87 were temporary residents:

Nationality	Number	%
North Caucasians	76,088	99.89
Russians	75	0.10
Armenians	6	0.01
Other Europeans	6	0.01
TOTAL	76,175	100.00