Samurskiy okrug
The Samurskiy okrug was a district of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Samurskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Akhty.
Administrative divisions
The prefectures of the Samurskiy okrug in 1917 were:| Name | 1912 population |
| Akhtyparinskiy prefecture | 29,309 |
| Dokuzparinskiy prefecture | 21,489 |
| Luchekskiy prefecture | 19,042 |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian [Empire Census], the Samurskiy okrug had a population of 35,633 on, including 15,284 men and 20,349 women. The majority of the population indicated Lezgin to be their mother tongue.| Language | Native speakers | % |
| Lezgian | 33,965 | 95.32 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 515 | 1.45 |
| Tatar | 379 | 1.06 |
| Kumyk | 346 | 0.97 |
| Avar-Andean | 174 | 0.49 |
| Russian | 103 | 0.29 |
| Dargin | 63 | 0.18 |
| Polish | 44 | 0.12 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.04 |
| Georgian | 7 | 0.02 |
| Armenian | 3 | 0.01 |
| Jewish | 3 | 0.01 |
| German | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 17 | 0.05 |
| TOTAL | 35,633 | 100.00 |
''Kavkazskiy kalendar''
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Samurskiy okrug had a population of 71,556 on, including 37,486 men and 34,070 women, 71,193 of whom were the permanent population, and 363 were temporary residents:| Nationality | Number | % |
| North Caucasians | 68,432 | 95.63 |
| Shia Muslims | 2,761 | 3.86 |
| Russians | 306 | 0.43 |
| Other Europeans | 49 | 0.07 |
| Armenians | 7 | 0.01 |
| Jews | 1 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL | 71,556 | 100.00 |