Kutaisi Governorate
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| Kutaisi Governorate (English) Кутаисская губерния (Modern Russian) | |
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| Established | 1846 |
| Abolished | 1917 |
| Political status Region |
Governorate Caucasus |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank |
259,418 verst² n/a |
| Population (1897 census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural |
913,657 inhabitants n/a 3.5 inhab. / verst² |
| Government | |
| First Head Last Head | n/a n/a |
The Kutaisi Governorate was a governorate (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of western Georgia. It was created out of part of the former Georgia-Imeretia Governorate in 1846.
Demographics
As of 1897, 1,058,241 people populated 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, respectively.
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
Kutaisi Governorate consisted of the following uyezds and okrugs:
- Kutaisi uyezd
- Lechkmumi uyezd
- Zugdidi uyezd
- Ozurgeti uyezd
- Racha uyezd
- Senaki uyezd
- Shorapani uyezd
- Sokhumi okrug
- Batumi okrug (It was formed in 1878 after Treaty of Berlin)
- Artvini okrug (It was formed in 1878 after Treaty of Berlin)
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