The Signakh uezd was a county (uezd) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative centre in Signakh (present-day Signagi). The area of the county corresponded to part of the contemporary Kakheti region of Georgia.
History Following the Russian Revolution, the Signakh uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Administrative divisions The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Signakh uezd in 1913 were as follows: Name1912 populationAreaBakurtsikhskiy uchastok ()23,881Kodalskiy uchastok ()50,638Nizhne-Machkhaanskiy uchastok ()53,588Shirakskiy uchastok ()6,222Zaalazanskiy raion ()12,645–
Demographics
1897 Russian census According to the 1897 Russian Empire census, the Signakh uezd had a population of 102,313 on , including 55,958 men and 46,355 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian and Tatar speaking minorities. +Linguistic composition of the Signakh uezd in 1897LanguageNative speakers%Georgian84,82782.91Armenian6,3926.25Tatar5,2725.15Russian4,4134.31Ukrainian4470.44Avar-Andean2790.27Lithuanian1870.18Polish1260.12Jewish1080.11Belarusian500.05German440.04Imeretian390.04Ossetian300.03Czech120.01Persian110.01Kazi-Kumukh100.01Greek80.01Mingrelian80.01Latvian60.01Dargin40.00Italian10.00Kist10.00Kyurin10.00Other370.04TOTAL102,313100.00
Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Signakh uezd had a population of 153,864 on , including 80,670 men and 73,194 women, 148,646 of whom were the permanent population, and 5,218 were temporary residents: NationalityUrbanRuralTOTALNumber%Number%Number%Georgians8,49348.09109,79080.61118,28376.88Armenians8,97050.796,0384.4315,0089.75Russians1791.0111,5008.4411,6797.59Shia Muslims00.003,2752.403,2752.13Asiatic Christians00.003,2012.353,2012.08Sunni Muslims00.001,8621.371,8621.21Jews70.043240.243310.22North Caucasians00.002100.152100.14Other Europeans130.0720.00150.01TOTAL17,662100.00136,202100.00153,864100.00
See also History of the administrative division of Russia
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