Zakatal Okrug

Zakatal Okrug (in English)
  • Закатальский округ (Modern Russian)

Coat of Arms
Established 1859
Political status Okrug
Region Caucasus
Area 4,033.5 verst²
Population (1886 census)
 • Total 74449
 • Density 18.5 inhab. / verst²
Government

The Zakatal Okrug was an okrug (district) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Balakan, Zaqatala and Qax regions in Azerbaijan. It was created out of the territories of the former Free Jamaats of Jar-Balakan and had a special status of a military administrative unit.

Demographics

As of 1897, 84,224 people populated the oblast. Avars constituted the majority of the population. Azerbaijanis were the second largest ethnicity. Significant minorities consisted of Georgians (including the Ingiloy) and Dargins.

Ethnic groups in 1897[1]

TOTAL 84,224 100%
Avars 31,670 37,6%
Azerbaijanis 28,950 34,4%
Georgians 12,389 14,7%

After dissolution of Russian Empire, it was firstly part of Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic between 1917 and 1918, laterly Democratic Republic of Georgia between 1918 and 1921 and finally Georgian SSR before passing to Azerbaijan SSR in 1922.

References

  1. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

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