Terek Oblast
The Terek Oblast was a province of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, roughly corresponding to the central part of Russia's North Caucasian Federal District. Тhe оblast was created out of the former territories of the North Caucasian Peoples, following their conquests by Russia throughout the 19th century. The Terek Oblast bordered the Astrakhan and Stavropol governorates to the north, the Kuban Oblast to the west, the Kutaisi and Tiflis governorates to the south, and the Dagestan Oblast to the east. The administrative center of the oblast was Vladikavkaz, the current capital of North Ossetia–Alania within Russia.
Administrative divisions
The districts, Cossack districts, and of the Terek oblast in 1917 were as follows:Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Terek oblast had a population of 933,936 on, including 485,568 men and 448,368 women. The plurality of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Chechen, Ossetian, Kabardian, and Ingush speaking minorities.| Language | Native speakers | % |
| Russian | 271,185 | 29.04 |
| Chechen | 223,347 | 23.91 |
| Ossetian | 96,621 | 10.35 |
| Kabardian | 84,093 | 9.00 |
| Ingush | 47,184 | 5.05 |
| Ukrainian | 42,036 | 4.50 |
| Nogai | 36,577 | 3.92 |
| Kumyk | 31,826 | 3.41 |
| Tatar | 27,370 | 2.93 |
| Avar-Andean | 15,721 | 1.68 |
| Armenian | 11,803 | 1.26 |
| German | 9,672 | 1.04 |
| Jewish | 6,328 | 0.68 |
| Georgian | 5,893 | 0.63 |
| Persian | 4,245 | 0.45 |
| Polish | 4,173 | 0.45 |
| Kalmyk | 3,595 | 0.38 |
| Circassian | 2,565 | 0.27 |
| Belarusian | 1,423 | 0.15 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 1,416 | 0.15 |
| Dargin | 1,067 | 0.11 |
| Turkmen | 1,057 | 0.11 |
| Greek | 958 | 0.10 |
| Lithuanian | 789 | 0.08 |
| Imeretian | 756 | 0.08 |
| Romani | 493 | 0.05 |
| Bashkir | 398 | 0.04 |
| Karachay | 216 | 0.02 |
| Romanian | 156 | 0.02 |
| Other | 973 | 0.10 |
| TOTAL | 933,936 | 100.00 |
'''Linguistic composition of uezds in the Terek Oblast in 1897'''