The Zugdidi uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Sukhumi Okrug to the north, the Lechkhumi uezd to the east, the Senaki uezd to the south, and the Black Sea to the west. The area of the Zugdidi uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The county was eponymously named for its administrative center, Zugdidi.
History The Zugdidi uezd was formed in 1867 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory during the time of the Russian Empire. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Zugdidi uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Administrative divisions The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Zugdidi uezd in 1913 were as follows: Name1912 populationAreaZugdidskiy uchastok ()40,872Redut-Kalskiy uchastok ()33,881Tsalendzhikhskiy uchastok ()47,806
Demographics
Russian Empire Census According to the Russian Empire Census, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on , including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Mingrelian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Georgian speaking minority. +Linguistic composition of the Zugdidi uezd in 1897LanguageNative speakers%Mingrelian113,03498.40Georgian1,0600.92Imeretian2800.24Turkish1550.13Russian1210.11Greek450.04Svan420.04Ukrainian180.02Tatar170.01Avar-Andean110.01Armenian100.01Polish80.01German80.01Abkhaz80.01Ossetian70.01Romanian60.01Jewish30.00Lithuanian10.00English10.00Persian10.00Estonian10.00Other320.03TOTAL114,869 100.00
Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 127,978 on , including 65,001 men and 62,977 women, 127,805 of whom were the permanent population, and 173 were temporary residents: NationalityNumber%Georgians127,86199.91Russians940.07Sunni Muslims170.01Armenians30.00Other Europeans30.00TOTAL127,978100.00
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