The Groznensky okrug[a] was a district (okrug) of the Terek Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Groznensky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Grozny.[1]

Groznensky okrug
Грозненскій округъ
Location in the Terek Oblast
Location in the Terek Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastTerek
Established1888
Abolished1921
CapitalGrozny
Area
 • Total4,972.44 km2 (1,919.87 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total195,744
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Urban
27.36%
 • Rural
72.64%

Administrative divisions

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The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Groznensky okrug were as follows:[2]

Name 1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участок) 27,718
2-y uchastok (2-й участок) 20,557
3-y uchastok (3-й участок)
4-y uchastok (4-й участок) 26,772

Demographics

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Russian Empire Census

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According to the Russian Empire Census, the Groznensky okrug had a population of 226,035 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 117,888 men and 108,147 women. The majority of the population indicated Chechen to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.[3]

Linguistic composition of the Groznensky okrug in 1897[3]
Language Native speakers %
Chechen 202,273 89.49
Russian 12,945 5.73
Kumyk 1,930 0.85
Jewish 1,825 0.81
Ukrainian 1,506 0.67
Circassian 1,037 0.46
Polish 849 0.38
Kazi-Kumukh 786 0.35
Avar-Andean 460 0.20
Armenian 399 0.18
Tatar[b] 354 0.16
Persian 301 0.13
Georgian 248 0.11
Dargin 210 0.09
Lithuanian 208 0.09
German 164 0.07
Ingush 136 0.06
Greek 96 0.04
Bashkir 66 0.03
Belarusian 34 0.02
Romani 31 0.01
Romanian 30 0.01
Ossetian 15 0.01
Nogai 13 0.01
Turkmen 7 0.00
Imeretian 6 0.00
Karachay 6 0.00
Kabardian 4 0.00
Other 96 0.04
TOTAL 226,035 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

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According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Groznensky okrug had a population of 195,744 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 108,989 men and 86,755 women, 148,978 of whom were the permanent population, and 46,766 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Urban Rural TOTAL
Number % Number % Number %
North Caucasians 7,069 13.20 126,011 88.62 133,080 67.99
Russians 42,353 79.09 15,422 10.85 57,775 29.52
Other Europeans 1,488 2.78 430 0.30 1,918 0.98
Armenians 1,512 2.82 332 0.23 1,844 0.94
Jews 1,127 2.10 0 0.00 1,127 0.58
TOTAL 53,549 100.00 142,195 100.00 195,744 100.00

Notes

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  2. ^ Before 1918, Azerbaijanis were generally known as "Tatars". This term, employed by the Russians, referred to Turkic-speaking Muslims of the South Caucasus. After 1918, with the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and "especially during the Soviet era", the Tatar group identified itself as "Azerbaijani".[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Tsutsiev 2014.
  2. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
  3. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  4. ^ Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  5. ^ Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  6. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.

Bibliography

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