Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug


The Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug was a district of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Temir-Khan-Shura.

Administrative divisions

The prefectures of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:
Name1912 populationArea
Dzhengutayevskiy prefecture 33,330
Tarkinskiy prefecture 9,842
Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy prefecture 23,174
Chir-Yurtovskiy prefecture 5,312
Tsrist. prom. Kut. 1,613–
Pom. N.-ka Tarkin. prefecture 15,036–

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 97,348 on, including 54,052 men and 43,296 women. The majority of the population indicated Kumyk to be their mother tongue, with significant Avar-Andean, Dargin, and Russian speaking minorities.
LanguageNative speakers%
Kumyk49,73051.08
Avar-Andean15,19415.61
Dargin9,7249.99
Russian9,6239.89
Jewish2,7872.86
Nogai1,9081.96
Ukrainian1,7501.80
Persian1,6311.68
Tatar1,2611.30
Polish1,0241.05
Armenian9160.94
Kazi-Kumukh5880.60
Georgian2410.25
Lithuanian2340.24
German1890.19
Chechen440.05
Belarusian190.02
Kyurin150.02
Tat40.00
Other4660.48
TOTAL97,348100.00

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 136,234 on, including 72,367 men and 63,867 women, 100,896 of whom were the permanent population, and 35,338 were temporary residents: