Sukhum Okrug

The Sukhum Okrug (Russian: Сухумский округ) was a special administrative okrug (county) in the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, part of the Kutais Governorate from 1883 until 1903. The administrative center of the district was the Black Sea port city of Sukhum (Sukhumi). The okrug bordered the Kutais Governorate to the southwest, the Kuban Oblast to the north and the Black Sea Governorate to the northwest and in terms of its area corresponded to most of contemporary Abkhazia. The Sukhum Okrug was one of the smallest independent (not part of any province or region) administrative units of the Russian Empire, second to the Zakataly Okrug.

Sukhum Okrug
Сухумский округ
Coordinates: 43°00′N 40°59′E
CountryRussia
Political statusOkrug
RegionCaucasus
Established1883
Abolished1921
Area
 • Total8,621 km2 (3,329 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total209,671
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)

Administrative Divisions

The four uchastoks (sub-counties) of the Sukhum Okrug were:

  • Gudauta (Russian: Гудаутский участок)
  • Gumista (Russian: Гумистинский участок)
  • Kodor (Russian: Кодорский участок)
  • Samurzakan (Russian: Самурзаканский участок)

Demographics

Russian Imperial Census of 1897

As of 1897, 106,179 people of various nationalities populated the okrug, with Abkhazians and Mingrelians forming the largest ethnic groups:[1]

TOTAL 106,179 100%
Abkhazians 58,697 55,28%
Mingrelians 23,810 22,42%
Armenians 6,552 6,17%
Greeks 5,393 5,08%
Russians 5,135 4,84%
Georgians 1,830 1,72%
Turks 1,347 1,27%

Caucasian Calendar of 1917

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 209,671 residents in the Sukhum Okrug, including 127,619 men and 82,052 women, 135,838 of whom were the permanent population, and 73,833 were temporary residents.[2]

Ethno-religious groups in the Sukhum Okrug according to the 1917 Caucasian Calendar[2]
Russians Other Europeans Georgians Armenians North Caucasians Other Asian Nationalities Jews TOTAL
Orthodox Sectarian Christian Shia Muslim Sunni Muslim
25,345 130 6,648 50,383 20,743 399 103,164 219 2,390 250 209,671
12.1% 0.1% 3.2% 24.0% 9.9% 0.2% 49.2% 0.1% 1.1% 0.1% 100.0%

References
  1. "Демоскоп Weekly – Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей" (in Russian). Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  2. Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). pp. 363–364.


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