The
Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug was a district (
okrug) of the
Dagestan Oblast of the
Caucasus Viceroyalty of the
Russian Empire. The area of the
Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary
Dagestan of the
Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Temir-Khan-Shura (present-day
Buynaksk).
Administrative divisions
The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:
| Name
|
1912 population
|
Area
|
| Dzhengutayevskiy prefecture (Дженгутаевский участок)
|
33,330
|
720.86 square versts (820.38 km; 316.75 sq mi)
|
| Tarkinskiy prefecture (Таркинский участок)
|
9,842
|
1,866.78 square versts (2,124.51 km; 820.28 sq mi)
|
| Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy prefecture (Темир-Хан-Шуринский участок)
|
23,174
|
1,134.87 square versts (1,291.55 km; 498.67 sq mi)
|
| Chir-Yurtovskiy prefecture (Чиръ-Юртовский участок)
|
5,312
|
1,741.50 square versts (1,981.94 km; 765.23 sq mi)
|
| Tsrist. prom. Kut. (Црист. пром. Кут.)
|
1,613
|
–
|
| Pom. N.-ka Tarkin. prefecture (Пом. Н.-ка Таркин. участок)
|
15,036
|
–
|
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 97,348 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 54,052 men and 43,296 women. The majority of the population indicated Kumyk to be their mother tongue, with significant Avar-Andean, Dargin, and Russian speaking minorities.
Linguistic composition of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1897
| Language
|
Native speakers
|
%
|
| Kumyk
|
49,730
|
51.08
|
| Avar-Andean
|
15,194
|
15.61
|
| Dargin
|
9,724
|
9.99
|
| Russian
|
9,623
|
9.89
|
| Jewish
|
2,787
|
2.86
|
| Nogai
|
1,908
|
1.96
|
| Ukrainian
|
1,750
|
1.80
|
| Persian
|
1,631
|
1.68
|
| Tatar
|
1,261
|
1.30
|
| Polish
|
1,024
|
1.05
|
| Armenian
|
916
|
0.94
|
| Kazi-Kumukh
|
588
|
0.60
|
| Georgian
|
241
|
0.25
|
| Lithuanian
|
234
|
0.24
|
| German
|
189
|
0.19
|
| Chechen
|
44
|
0.05
|
| Belarusian
|
19
|
0.02
|
| Kyurin
|
15
|
0.02
|
| Tat
|
4
|
0.00
|
| Other
|
466
|
0.48
|
| TOTAL
|
97,348
|
100.00
|
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 136,234 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 72,367 men and 63,867 women, 100,896 of whom were the permanent population, and 35,338 were temporary residents:
| Nationality
|
Urban
|
Rural
|
TOTAL
|
| Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
| Sunni Muslims
|
76
|
0.20
|
90,840
|
93.24
|
90,916
|
66.74
|
| Russians
|
19,478
|
50.19
|
5,522
|
5.67
|
25,000
|
18.35
|
| North Caucasians
|
7,109
|
18.32
|
0
|
0.00
|
7,109
|
5.22
|
| Jews
|
5,034
|
12.97
|
848
|
0.87
|
5,882
|
4.32
|
| Shia Muslims
|
3,344
|
8.62
|
185
|
0.19
|
3,529
|
2.59
|
| Armenians
|
2,064
|
5.32
|
22
|
0.02
|
2,086
|
1.53
|
| Asiatic Christians
|
785
|
2.02
|
0
|
0.00
|
785
|
0.58
|
| Other Europeans
|
736
|
1.90
|
12
|
0.01
|
748
|
0.55
|
| Georgians
|
179
|
0.46
|
0
|
0.00
|
179
|
0.13
|
| TOTAL
|
38,805
|
100.00
|
97,429
|
100.00
|
136,234
|
100.00
|