Maykopsky otdel


The Maykopsky otdel was a district of the Kuban oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Kavkazsky otdel to the north, the Yekaterinodarsky otdel to the west, the Black [Sea Governorate] to the south, and the Labinsky and Batalpashinsky otdels to the east. The area of the Maykopsky otdel mostly corresponded to Adygea within Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Maykop.

Administrative divisions

The subcounties of the Maykopsky otdel in 1912 were as follows:
Name1912 population
1-y uchastok 50,811
2-y uchastok 55,927
3-y uchastok 68,841
4-y uchastok 31,570

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian [Empire Census], the Maykopsky otdel had a population of 283,117 on, including 143,979 men and 139,138 women. The majority of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Ukrainian speaking minority.
LanguageNative speakers%
Great-Russian 161,23056.95
Little-Russian 88,58831.29
Circassian13,8924.91
Kabardian5,8512.07
White-Russian 3,5731.26
Abkhaz2,1010.74
Armenian1,8350.65
Greek1,5970.56
German7760.27
Mordovian7540.27
Tatar6290.22
Jewish4860.17
Polish3560.13
Romani2680.09
Turkish2580.09
Czech2010.07
Romanian1930.07
Georgian1460.05
Nogai670.02
Kazi-Kumukh480.02
Bulgarian410.01
Kumyk390.01
Persian390.01
Lithuanian250.01
Kyurin160.01
Bashkir140.00
Avar-Andean90.00
Ossetian90.00
Kalmyk80.00
Estonian30.00
Karachay20.00
Other630.02
TOTAL283,117100.00

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Maykopsky otdel had a population of 468,453 on, including 235,003 men and 233,450 women, 238,783 of whom were the permanent population, and 229,670 were temporary residents: