Racha Uyezd
History
The Racha uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Racha during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Racha uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Racha uezd in 1913 were as follows:
Name | 1912 population | Area |
---|---|---|
Ambrolaurskiy uchastok (Амбролаурскій участокъ) | 41,638 | 934.28 square versts (1,063.27 km; 410.53 sq mi) |
Onskiy uchastok (Онскій участокъ) | 45,374 | 1,542.30 square versts (1,755.23 km; 677.70 sq mi) |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant Georgian and Ossetian speaking minorities.
Language | Native speakers | % |
---|---|---|
Imeretian | 44,652 | 73.90 |
Georgian | 11,260 | 18.64 |
Ossetian | 3,514 | 5.82 |
Jewish | 609 | 1.01 |
Armenian | 173 | 0.29 |
Mingrelian | 93 | 0.15 |
Russian | 50 | 0.08 |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.02 |
Greek | 13 | 0.02 |
Avar-Andean | 7 | 0.01 |
Polish | 5 | 0.01 |
Svan | 5 | 0.01 |
Abkhaz | 2 | 0.00 |
German | 1 | 0.00 |
Romanian | 1 | 0.00 |
Other | 22 | 0.04 |
TOTAL | 60,421 | 100.00 |
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Racha uezd had a population of 88,162 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents:
Nationality | Number | % |
---|---|---|
Georgians | 88,065 | 99.89 |
Armenians | 97 | 0.11 |
TOTAL | 88,162 | 100.00 |