Fergana Oblast
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fergana Oblast (Russian: Ферганская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Fergana Valley. It was created out of the territories of the former Khanate of Kokand (except oblast s of Syr-Darya Oblast and Semirechye Oblast were part of khanate before Russian conquest between 1853 and 1865). Its administrative center was the city of Kokand.
Administrative division
As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5 uyezds:
| Uyezd | Uyezd city (pop.) | Area, sq versta |
Population[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margelan | Novy Margelan (8,928) | 14069.1 | 321,860 |
| Andizhan | Andizhan (47,627) | 13333.2 | 360,267 |
| Kokand | Kokand (81,354) | 13212.6 | 364,658 |
| Namangan | Namangan (62,017) | 15273.4 | 363,789 |
| Osh | Osh (34,157) | 65252.7 | 161,640 |
Demographics
As of 1897, 1,572,214 people populated the oblast. Turkic speaking Sarts (Today called Uzbeks) constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Kyrgyz and Tajiks. Total Turkic speaking were 1.439,989 (91,6% of the total population of the oblast).
Ethnic groups in 1897[2]
| TOTAL | 1,572,214 | 100% |
|---|---|---|
| Sarts | 788,989 | 50,2% |
| Unspecified Turkic dialects | 261,234 | 16,6% |
| Kyrgyz | 201,579 | 12,8% |
| Uzbeks | 153,780 | 9,8% |
| Tajiks | 114,081 | 7,3% |
| Uyghurs | 14,915 | 0,9% |
| Karakalpaks | 11,056 | 0,7% |
| Russians | 8,140 | 0,5% |
| Kipchak | 7,584 | 0,5% |
| Jews | 1,378 | ... |
References
- ↑ demoscope.ru 1897 census results.
- ↑ http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=930
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.