The Kyurinskiy okrug was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Kyurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Kasumkent.
Administrative divisions The prefectures () of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1917 were: Name1912 populationAreaGyuneyskiy prefecture ()21,162Kurakhskiy prefecture ()16,662Kutur-Kyurinskiy prefecture ()20,938Yuzhno-Tabasaranskiy prefecture ()20,023Ulusskiy magal ()2,688
Demographics
Russian Empire Census According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 77,680 on , including 39,039 men and 38,641 women. The majority of the population indicated Kyurin to be their mother tongue, with a significant Kazi-Kumukh speaking minority. +Linguistic composition of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1897LanguageNative speakers%Kyurin59,30976.35Kazi-Kumukh13,69417.63Tat2,4663.17Tatar1,3211.70Jewish5300.68Russian1780.23Avar-Andean500.06Dargin450.06Armenian160.02Ukrainian130.02Georgian120.02Kumyk50.01Persian20.00Polish20.00Chechen10.00German10.00Lithuanian10.00Other340.04TOTAL77,680100.00
Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 86,050 on , including 44,712 men and 41,338 women, 84,965 of whom were the permanent population, and 1,085 were temporary residents: NationalityNumber%North Caucasians81,03794.17Jews3,2013.72Shia Muslims1,2131.41Russians5910.69Other Europeans50.01Armenians30.00TOTAL86,050100.00
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