The
Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug was a district (
okrug) of the
Dagestan Oblast of the
Caucasus Viceroyalty of the
Russian Empire. The area of the
Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug is included in contemporary
Dagestan of the
Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was
Madzhalis.
Administrative divisions
The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug in 1917 were:
| Name
|
1912 population
|
Area
|
| Nizhne-Kaytagskiy prefecture (Нижне-Кайтагский участок)
|
20,147
|
1,151.50 square versts (1,310.48 km; 505.98 sq mi)
|
| Severo-Tabasaranskiy prefecture (Северо-Табасаранский участок)
|
26,481
|
977.86 square versts (1,112.87 km; 429.68 sq mi)
|
| Urkarakhskiy prefecture (Уркарахский участок)
|
32,474
|
767.18 square versts (873.10 km; 337.11 sq mi)
|
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug had a population of 91,021 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 48,284 men and 42,737 women. The plurality of the population indicated Dargin to be their mother tongue, with significant Tatar and Kazikumukh speaking minorities.
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kaytago-Tabasaranskiy okrug had a population of 113,322 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 61,849 men and 51,473 women, 98,837 of whom were the permanent population, and 14,485 were temporary residents:
| Nationality
|
Urban
|
Rural
|
TOTAL
|
| Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
| North Caucasians
|
5,138
|
16.48
|
78,978
|
96.13
|
84,116
|
74.23
|
| Russians
|
7,567
|
24.28
|
1,580
|
1.92
|
9,147
|
8.07
|
| Jews
|
6,879
|
22.07
|
1,316
|
1.60
|
8,195
|
7.23
|
| Shia Muslims
|
7,919
|
25.41
|
193
|
0.23
|
8,112
|
7.16
|
| Armenians
|
2,604
|
8.35
|
37
|
0.05
|
2,641
|
2.33
|
| Sunni Muslims
|
1,061
|
3.40
|
0
|
0.00
|
1,061
|
0.94
|
| Other Europeans
|
0
|
0.00
|
50
|
0.06
|
50
|
0.04
|
| TOTAL
|
31,168
|
100.00
|
82,154
|
100.00
|
113,322
|
100.00
|