Kyurinskiy okrug


The Kyurinskiy okrug was a district of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Kyurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Kasumkent.

Administrative divisions

The prefectures of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:
Name1912 populationArea
Gyuneyskiy prefecture 21,162
Kurakhskiy prefecture 16,662
Kutur-Kyurinskiy prefecture 20,938
Yuzhno-Tabasaranskiy prefecture 20,023
Ulusskiy magal 2,688

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 77,680 on, including 39,039 men and 38,641 women. The majority of the population indicated Kyurin to be their mother tongue, with a significant Kazi-Kumukh speaking minority.
LanguageNative speakers%
Kyurin59,30976.35
Kazi-Kumukh13,69417.63
Tat2,4663.17
Tatar1,3211.70
Jewish5300.68
Russian1780.23
Avar-Andean500.06
Dargin450.06
Armenian160.02
Ukrainian130.02
Georgian120.02
Kumyk50.01
Persian20.00
Polish20.00
Chechen10.00
German10.00
Lithuanian10.00
Other340.04
TOTAL77,680100.00

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 86,050 on, including 44,712 men and 41,338 women, 84,965 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,085 were temporary residents:
NationalityNumber%
North Caucasians81,03794.17
Jews3,2013.72
Shia Muslims1,2131.41
Russians5910.69
Other Europeans50.01
Armenians30.00
TOTAL86,050100.00