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Uezd in Caucasus, Russian Empire
The Telavi uezd[a] was a county (uezd) 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 roughly corresponded to the contemporary Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.
Following the Russian Revolution, the Telavi uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Administrative divisions
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The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Telavi uezd in 1913 were as follows:
Name
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1912 population
|
Area
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Kvarelskiy uchastok (Кварельскій участокъ)
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23,201
|
1,336.08 square versts (1,520.54 km2; 587.08 sq mi)
|
Tsinondalskiy uchastok (Цинондальскій участокъ)
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29,869
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826.83 square versts (940.98 km2; 363.32 sq mi)
|
Russian Empire Census
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According to the Russian Empire Census, the Telavi uezd had a population of 66,767 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, 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.[3]
Kavkazskiy kalendar
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According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Telavi uezd had a population of 67,955 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 36,276 men and 31,679 women, 65,422 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,533 were temporary residents:
Nationality
|
Urban
|
Rural
|
TOTAL
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Georgians
|
2,757
|
27.50
|
54,221
|
93.60
|
56,978
|
83.85
|
Armenians
|
7,068
|
70.50
|
1,412
|
2.44
|
8,480
|
12.48
|
North Caucasians
|
8
|
0.08
|
1,300
|
2.24
|
1,308
|
1.92
|
Asiatic Christians
|
0
|
0.00
|
873
|
1.51
|
873
|
1.28
|
Russians
|
135
|
1.35
|
105
|
0.18
|
240
|
0.35
|
Other Europeans
|
22
|
0.22
|
18
|
0.03
|
40
|
0.06
|
Jews
|
22
|
0.22
|
0
|
0.00
|
22
|
0.03
|
Sunni Muslims[c]
|
14
|
0.14
|
0
|
0.00
|
14
|
0.02
|
TOTAL
|
10,026
|
100.00
|
57,929
|
100.00
|
67,955
|
100.00
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