Shorapani uezd
The Shorapani uezd was a county of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Racha uezd to the north, the Kutaisi uezd to the west, and the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Shorapani uezd was Kvirila.
History
The Shorapani uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Imereti during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Shorapani uezd was incorporated into part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.Administrative divisions
The subcounties of the Shorapani uezd in 1913 were as follows:| Name | 1912 population |
| Belogorskiy uchastok | 19,810 |
| Kvirilskiy uchastok | 16,695 |
| Sachkherskiy uchastok | 19,868 |
| Chiaturskiy uchastok | 18,896 |
| Chiaturskiy promysl uchastok | 76 |
| Chkharskiy uchastok | 19,147 |
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Shorapani uezd had a population of 156,633 on, including 74,366 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with significant Imeretian and Mingrelian speaking minorities.| Language | Native speakers | % |
| Georgian | 106,876 | 68.23 |
| Imeretian | 44,658 | 28.51 |
| Mingrelian | 2,129 | 1.36 |
| Jewish | 678 | 0.43 |
| Ossetian | 618 | 0.39 |
| Greek | 553 | 0.35 |
| Armenian | 470 | 0.30 |
| Russian | 410 | 0.26 |
| Polish | 54 | 0.03 |
| Turkish | 35 | 0.02 |
| Tatar | 28 | 0.02 |
| German | 27 | 0.02 |
| Persian | 16 | 0.01 |
| Avar-Andean | 10 | 0.01 |
| Ukrainian | 7 | 0.00 |
| Abkhaz | 6 | 0.00 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 4 | 0.00 |
| Belarusian | 3 | 0.00 |
| Lithuanian | 2 | 0.00 |
| Svan | 2 | 0.00 |
| Other | 47 | 0.03 |
| TOTAL | 156,633 | 100.00 |