Lechkhumi uezd
The Lechkhumi uezd was a county of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus [Viceroyalty |Caucasus Viceroyalty] of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Terek and Kuban oblasts to the north, the Sukhumi Okrug to the west, the Zugdidi, Senaki, and Kutais uezds to the south and the Racha uezd to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Lechkhumi uezd was the town of Tsageri.History
The Lechkhumi uezd was formed in 1867 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate in the territory during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Lechkhumi uezd was incorporated into the Democratic [Republic of Georgia].Administrative divisions
The subcounties of the Lechkhumi uezd in 1913 were as follows:
| Name | 1912 population | Area |
| Alpanskiy uchastok | 22,791 | |
| Svanetskiy uchastok | 12,184 | |
| Tsagerskiy uchastok | 23,264 | |
Demographics
According to the Russian [Empire Census], the Lechkhumi uezd had a population of 47,779 on, including 23,522 men and 24,257 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Svan speaking minority.
''Kavkazskiy kalendar''
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Lechkhumi uezd had a population of 61,914 on, including 32,691 men and 29,223 women, 60,945 of whom were the permanent population, and 969 were temporary residents: