Zakatal Okrug

The Zakataly Okrug (Russian: Закатальский округ) was a special administrative okrug (county) of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, part of the Tiflis Governorate from 1859 until 1905. The administrative centre of the district was the city Zakataly (Zaqatala), and it corresponded to most of the contemporary districts of Balakan, Zaqatala and Qax of Azerbaijan. The Zakataly Okrug was established from the territories of the erstwhile Free Jamaats of Jar-Balakan, and was the smallest independent (not part of a province or region) administrative unit of the Russian Empire, similarly to the Sukhum Okrug.

Zakataly Okrug
Закатальский округ
Coat of arms
Map of the Okrug
CountryRussia
Political statusOkrug
RegionCaucasus
Established1859
Abolished1918
Area
 • Total4,590 km2 (1,770 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total92,608
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)

History

Following the Russian Revolution, most of the district was incorporated into the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and transformed into the Zaqatala Governorate, despite also being claimed by neighboring Georgia, however, the authorities of both nations agreed to resolve the territorial dispute over Zakataly strictly by peaceful means.[1]

Administrative Divisions

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

  • Aliabad
  • Kakh
  • Belokan
  • Jaromukhakh

Demographics

As of 1897, 84,224 people populated the okrug: Avars constituted the majority of the population, with Azerbaijanis as the second largest ethnic group. Significant minorities consisted mainly of Ingiloy Georgians and Dargins.

Ethnic groups in 1897[2]
TOTAL 84,224 100%
Avars 31,670 37,6%
Azerbaijanis 28,950 34,4%
Georgians 12,389 14,7%

Caucasian Calendar of 1917

The 1917 Caucasian Calendar which produced statistics of 1916 indicates 92,608 residents in the Zakataly Okrug, including 48,323 men and 44,285 women, 86,128 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,480 were temporary residents.[3]

Ethno-religious groups in the Zakataly Okrug according to the 1917 Caucasian Calendar[3]
Russians Other Europeans Georgians Armenians North Caucasians Other Asian Nationalities Jews TOTAL
Christian Shia Muslim Sunni Muslim
326 23 4,574 2,530 41,780 16 577 42,779 3 92,608
0.4% 0.0% 4.9% 2.7% 45.1% 0.0% 0.6% 46.2% 0.0% 100.0%

References
  1. Yilmaz, Harun (2009-06-01). "An Unexpected Peace: Azerbaijani–Georgian Relations, 1918–20". Revolutionary Russia. 22 (1): 37–67. doi:10.1080/09546540902900288. ISSN 0954-6545.
  2. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. Кавказский календарь .... на 1917 год (in Russian). pp. 357–358.

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