Kutais Governorate
Kutais Governorate
Кутаисская губерния | |
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Country | Russia |
Political status | Governorate |
Region | Caucasus |
Established | 1846 |
Abolished | 1917 |
Seat | Kutaisi |
Area | |
• Total | 295,233 km2 (113,990 sq mi) |
Population (1897) | |
• Total | 913,657 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
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The Kutais Governorate (Russian: Кутаисская губерния; Georgian: ქუთაისის გუბერნია) was one of the guberniyas of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of western Georgia and most of Artvin Province (except Hopa and Yusufeli districts) of Turkey between 1878 and 1917. It was created out of part of the former Georgia-Imeretia Governorate in 1846. It also included Akhaltsikhe uyezd before its cession to the Tiflis Governorate in 1867.
Demographics[]
As of 1897, according to the Russian Empire Census 1,058,241 people lived in the oblast. Georgians constituted the majority, 82.1% of the population. This includes Imeretians and Mingrelians, who were separated in the census based on their dialect and language.
Linguistic groups in 1897[1][]
TOTAL | 1,058,241 | 100% |
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Georgians | 343,929 | 32.5% |
Imeretians (dialect of Standard Georgian) | 270,513 | 25.6% |
Mingrelians | 238,655 | 22.6% |
Abkhazians | 59,469 | 5.6% |
Turks | 46,665 | 4.4% |
Armenians | 24,043 | 2.3% |
Administrative divisions[]
The Kutais Governorate consisted of the following uyezds and okrugs:
- Zugdidi Uyezd
- Ozurget Uyezd
- Sukhum Okrug
- (formed in 1878 after the Treaty of Berlin)
- (formed in 1878 after the Treaty of Berlin)
References[]
Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 42°42′00″E / 42.2500°N 42.7000°E
- Kutais Governorate
- Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917)
- Governorates of the Caucasus
- Kutaisi
- Modern history of Georgia (country)
- States and territories established in 1846
- States and territories disestablished in 1917
- 1840s establishments in Georgia (country)
- 1917 disestablishments in Georgia (country)
- 1846 establishments in the Russian Empire
- 1917 disestablishments in Russia
- Russia geography stubs