Gunibsky Okrug
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 |
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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.
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 | % |
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North Caucasians | 76,088 | 99.89 |
Russians | 75 | 0.10 |
Armenians | 6 | 0.01 |
Other Europeans | 6 | 0.01 |
TOTAL | 76,175 | 100.00 |