Racha Uyezd

The Racha Uyezd (Russian: Рачинский уезд; Georgian: რაჭის მაზრა) was a uezd (county) of the Kutais Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Terek Oblast to the north, the Lechkhumi Uyezd to the west, the Kutais and Shorapani uyezds to the south, and the Gori Uyezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Racha Uyezd was the town of Oni.[1]

Racha Uyezd
Рачинский уезд
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kutais Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKutais
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
Established1846
Abolished1930
SeatOni
UchastoksAmbrolauri, and Oni
Area
 • Total2,818 km2 (1,088 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total88,162
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)

History

The Racha Uyezd 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 Uyezd was incorporated into the Georgian Democratic Republic.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

  • Ambrolauri (Амбролаурский участок)
  • Oni (Онский участок)

Demographics

Russian Imperial Census of 1897

According to the 1897 Russian Empire Census, the population of the Racha Uyezd was 60,421. The ethnic composition of the county according to the 1897 census was the following:[3]

Ethnic group Racha
Georgian 11,260 92.7%
Imeretian 44,652
Mingrelian 93
Svan 5
Ossetian 3,514 5.8%
Armenian 173 0.3%
Russian 64 0.1%
Judaeo-Georgian 609 1.0%
TOTAL 60,421 100.0%

Caucasian Calendar of 1917

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 88,162 residents in the Racha Uyezd, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents:[4]

Ethnic group Racha
Georgians 88,065 99.9%
Armenians 97 0.1%
TOTAL 88,162 100.0%

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. Демоскоп Weekly — Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
  4. Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1917. pp. 349–378.

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