Shorapani Uyezd

The Shorapani Uyezd (Russian: Шорапанский уезд; Georgian: ქუთაისის გუბერნია) was a uezd (county) of the Kutais Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Racha Uyezd to the north, the Kutais Uyezd to the west, and the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Shorapani Uyezd was Kvirila (Zestafoni).[1]

Shorapani Uyezd
Шорапанский уезд
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kutais Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKutais
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
Established1846
Abolished1930
SeatKvirila (Zestafoni)
UchastoksBelogorsky, Kvirila, Sachkhere, Chiatura, Chiatura Promysl, and Chkharsky
Area
 • Total2,981 km2 (1,151 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total189,428
 • Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)

History

The Shorapani Uyezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Imereti during the time of the Russian Empire.

In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Shorapani Uyezd was incorporated into part of the Georgian Democratic Republic.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

  • Belogorsky (Белогорский участок)
  • Kvirila (Квирильский участок)
  • Sachkhere (Сачхерский участок)
  • Chiatura (Чиатурский участок)
  • Chiatura Promysl (Чиатурский промысл участок)
  • Chkharsky (Чхарский участок)

Demographics

Russian Imperial Census of 1897

According to the 1897 Russian Empire Census, the population of the Shorapani Uyezd was 156,633, with 2,010 living in the administrative capital Kvirila. The ethnic composition of the county according to the 1897 census was the following:[3]

Ethnic group Shorapani
Georgian 106,878 68.2%
Imeretian 44,658 28.5%
Mingrelian 2,129 1.4%
Georgian Jew 678 0.4%
Ossetian 618 0.4%
Greek 553 0.4%
Armenian 470 0.3%
Russian 410 0.3%
TOTAL 221,665 100.0%

Caucasian Calendar of 1917

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 189,428 residents in the Shorapani Uyezd, including 100,322 men and 89,106 women, 179,353 of whom were the permanent population, and 10,075 were temporary residents:[4]

Ethnic group Shorapani
Georgians 186,305 98.4%
Jews 1,235 0.7%
Russians 534 0.3%
Armenians 900 0.5%
Other Europeans 299 0.2%
TOTAL 189,428 100.0%

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. Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку. Кутаисский уезд
  4. Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1917. pp. 349–378.

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