Nalchiksky okrug

The Nalchiksky okrug[lower-alpha 1] was a district (okrug) of the Terek Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Nalchiksky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Nalchik.[1]

Nalchiksky okrug
Нальчикскій округъ
Okrug
Location in the Terek Oblast
Location in the Terek Oblast
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
OblastTerek
Established1882
Abolished1921
CapitalNalchik
Area
 • Total11,902.25 km2 (4,595.48 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total180,534
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Rural
100.00%

Administrative divisions

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

Name 1912 population
1-y uchastok (1-й участокъ) 45,902
2-y uchastok (2-й участокъ) 26,735
3-y uchastok (3-й участокъ) 40,296
4-y uchastok (4-й участокъ) 21,755

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Nalchiksky okrug had a population of 102,908 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 53,203 men and 49,705 women. The majority of the population indicated Kabardian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Tatar[lower-alpha 2] speaking minority.[5]

Linguistic composition of the Nalchiksky okrug in 1897[5]
Language Native speakers %
Kabardian 64,746 62.92
Tatar[lower-alpha 2] 23,184 22.53
Russian 4,811 4.68
Ukrainian 4,745 4.61
Ossetian 2,728 2.65
Jewish 1,108 1.08
German 973 0.95
Kumyk 116 0.11
Georgian 105 0.10
Armenian 87 0.08
Polish 61 0.06
Persian 40 0.04
Ingush 36 0.03
Kazi-Kumukh 30 0.03
Belarusian 16 0.02
Romani 16 0.02
Avar-Andean 6 0.01
Karachay 6 0.01
Lithuanian 6 0.01
Chechen 4 0.00
Bashkir 3 0.00
Nogai 3 0.00
Circassian 2 0.00
Romanian 1 0.00
Other 75 0.07
TOTAL 102,908 100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Nalchiksky okrug had a population of 180,534 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 95,010 men and 85,524 women, 163,765 of whom were the permanent population, and 16,769 were temporary residents:[6]

Nationality Number %
North Caucasians 134,390 74.44
Russians 37,810 20.94
Other Europeans 5,299 2.94
Roma 1,660 0.92
Jews 1,025 0.57
Armenians 350 0.19
TOTAL 180,534 100.00

Notes
    • Russian: Нальчи́кскій о́кругъ, romanized: Nalchíksky ókrug
  2. Prior to 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".[3][4]

References
  1. Tsutsiev, Arthur (2014). Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus. Translated by Nora Seligman Favorov. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300153088.
  2. Кавказский календарь на 1913 год, pp. 180–187.
  3. Bournoutian 2018, p. 35 (note 25).
  4. Tsutsiev 2014, p. 50.
  5. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  6. Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 226–237.

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