Telavi uezd


The Telavi uezd was a county of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative center in Telavi. The area of the county corresponded to part of the contemporary Kakheti region of Georgia.

History

Following the Russian Revolution, the Telavi uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.

Administrative divisions

The subcounties of the Telavi uezd in 1913 were as follows:
Name1912 populationArea
Kvarelskiy uchastok 23,201
Tsinondalskiy uchastok 29,869

Demographics

1897 Russian census

According to the 1897 Russian Empire census, the Telavi uezd had a population of 66,767 on, including 35,895 men and 30,872 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Armenian speaking minority.
LanguageNative speakers%
Georgian57,35785.91
Armenian4,7547.12
Tatar1,8732.81
Avar-Andean1,7522.62
Russian6941.04
Ossetian880.13
Imeretian740.11
German340.05
Jewish240.04
Ukrainian230.03
Kazi-Kumukh190.03
Persian170.03
Polish170.03
Dargin80.01
Greek70.01
Turkish50.01
French40.01
Assyrian20.00
Belarusian20.00
Chechen20.00
Kyurin10.00
Kist10.00
Latvian10.00
Lithuanian10.00
Other70.01
TOTAL66,767100.00

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Telavi uezd had a population of 67,955 on, including 36,276 men and 31,679 women, 65,422 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,533 were temporary residents: