Ozurgeti Uyezd

The Ozurgeti Uyezd (Russian: Озургетский уезд; Georgian: ოზურგეთის მაზრა) was an uezd (county) of the Kutais Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Senaki Uyezd to the north, the Kutais Uyezd to the east, the Akhaltsikhe Uyezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the southeast, the Batum Okrug of the Batum Oblast to the south, and the Black Sea to the west. The area of the Ozurgeti Uyezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Guria region of Georgia. The uyezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Ozurgeti.[1]

Ozurgeti Uyezd
Озургетский уезд
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kutais Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKutais
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
Established1846
Abolished1930
SeatOzurgeti
UchastoksGuria, Lanchkhuti, and Chokhatauri
Area
 • Total2,161 km2 (834 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total115,339
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)

History

The Ozurgeti Uyezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutais Governorate during the time of the Russian Empire.

In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Ozurgeti Uyezd was incorporated into the Georgian Democratic Republic.

Administrative divisions

The uchastoks (sub-counties) of the Ozurgeti Uyezd were:[2]

  • Guria (Гуриантский участок)
  • Lanchkhuti (Ланчхутский участок)
  • Chokhatauri (Чохатаурский участок)

Demographics

Russian Imperial Census of 1897

According to the 1897 Russian Empire Census, the population of the Ozurgeti Uyezd was 90,326.

Caucasian Calendar of 1917

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 115,339 residents in the Ozurgeti Uyezd, including 61,071 men and 54,268 women, 111,987 of whom were the permanent population, and 3,352 were temporary residents:[3]

Ethnic group Center Rural Ozurgeti
Georgians 10,259 104,066 114,325 99.1%
Russians 695 75 770 0.7%
Other Europeans 182 0 182 0.2%
TOTAL 11,198 104,141 115,339 100.0%

References
  1. Tsutsiev, Arthur (2014). Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus. Translated by Nora Seligman Favorov. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300153088.
  2. Кавказский календарь .... на 1913 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1913. pp. 271–317.
  3. Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1917. pp. 349–378.

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