The Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Temir-Khan-Shura (present-day Buynaksk).

Administrative divisions The prefectures () of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1917 were: Name1912 populationAreaDzhengutayevskiy prefecture ()33,330Tarkinskiy prefecture ()9,842Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy prefecture ()23,174Chir-Yurtovskiy prefecture ()5,312Tsrist. prom. Kut. ()1,613–Pom. N.-ka Tarkin. prefecture ()15,036–

Demographics

Russian Empire Census According to the Russian Empire Census, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 97,348 on , including 54,052 men and 43,296 women. The majority of the population indicated Kumyk to be their mother tongue, with significant Avar-Andean, Dargin, and Russian speaking minorities. +Linguistic composition of the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug in 1897LanguageNative speakers%Kumyk49,73051.08Avar-Andean15,19415.61Dargin9,7249.99Russian9,6239.89Jewish2,7872.86Nogai1,9081.96Ukrainian1,7501.80Persian1,6311.68Tatar1,2611.30Polish1,0241.05Armenian9160.94Kazi-Kumukh5880.60Georgian2410.25Lithuanian2340.24German1890.19Chechen440.05Belarusian190.02Kyurin150.02Tat40.00Other4660.48TOTAL97,348100.00

Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Temir-Khan-Shurinskiy okrug had a population of 136,234 on , including 72,367 men and 63,867 women, 100,896 of whom were the permanent population, and 35,338 were temporary residents: NationalityUrbanRuralTOTALNumber%Number%Number%Sunni Muslims760.2090,84093.2490,91666.74Russians19,47850.195,5225.6725,00018.35North Caucasians7,10918.3200.007,1095.22Jews5,03412.978480.875,8824.32Shia Muslims3,3448.621850.193,5292.59Armenians2,0645.32220.022,0861.53Asiatic Christians7852.0200.007850.58Other Europeans7361.90120.017480.55Georgians1790.4600.001790.13TOTAL38,805100.0097,429100.00136,234100.00

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