Novorossiysky okrug
The Novorossiysky okrug was a district of the Black Sea Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Kuban Oblast to the north, the Tuapsinsky okrug to the east, and the Black Sea to the south. The area of the Novorossiysky okrug mostly corresponds to the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Novorossiysk.
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Novorossiysky okrug had a population of 34,908 on, including 21,380 men and 13,528 women. The majority of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Ukrainian and Greek speaking minorities.| Language | Native speakers | % |
| Russian | 19,292 | 55.27 |
| Ukrainian | 5,842 | 16.74 |
| Greek | 3,502 | 10.03 |
| Czech | 1,009 | 2.89 |
| Jewish | 966 | 2.77 |
| Armenian | 739 | 2.12 |
| Polish | 599 | 1.72 |
| Belarusian | 584 | 1.67 |
| German | 500 | 1.43 |
| Tatar | 260 | 0.74 |
| Georgian | 256 | 0.73 |
| Turkish | 238 | 0.68 |
| Estonian | 190 | 0.54 |
| Romanian | 166 | 0.48 |
| Persian | 99 | 0.28 |
| Imeretian | 71 | 0.20 |
| Mingrelian | 20 | 0.06 |
| Circassian | 14 | 0.04 |
| Other | 561 | 1.61 |
| TOTAL | 34,908 | 100.00 |