Racha Uyezd

Racha Uyezd

Рачинский уезд
Racha Uyezd Рачинский уезд
Uezd
	Location in the Kutais Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Governorate	Kutais
Viceroyalty	Caucasus
Established	1846
Abolished	1930
Seat	Oni
Uchastoks	Ambrolauri, and Oni
Area
• Total	2,818 km2 (1,088 sq mi)
Population (1916)
• Total	88,162
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)

The Racha Uyezd (Russian: Рачинский уезд; Georgian: რაჭის მაზრა) was a uezd (county) of the Kutais Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Terek Oblast to the north, the Lechkhumi Uyezd to the west, the Kutais and Shorapani uyezds to the south, and the Gori Uyezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Racha Uyezd was the town of Oni.^[1]

History[]

The Racha Uyezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Racha during the time of the Russian Empire.

In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Racha Uyezd was incorporated into the Georgian Democratic Republic.^[1]

Administrative divisions[]

The uchastoks (sub-counties) of the Racha Uyezd were:^[2]

Ambrolauri (Амбролаурский участок)
Oni (Онский участок)

Demographics[]

Russian Imperial Census of 1897[]

According to the 1897 Russian Empire Census, the population of the Racha Uyezd was 60,421. The ethnic composition of the county according to the 1897 census was the following:^[3]

Ethnic group	Racha
Georgian	11,260	92.7%
Imeretian	44,652
Mingrelian	93
Svan	5
Ossetian	3,514	5.8%
Armenian	173	0.3%
Russian	64	0.1%
Judaeo-Georgian	609	1.0%
TOTAL	60,421	100.0%

Caucasian Calendar of 1917[]

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 88,162 residents in the Racha Uyezd, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents:^[4]