Sukhum Okrug

Sukhum Okrug (English)
Сухумский округ (Modern Russian)

Established1883
Abolished1921
Political status
Region
Okrug
Caucasus
Area
Area
- Rank
75,754 verst²
n/a
Population (1897 census)
Population
- Rank
- Density
- Urban
- Rural
106,179 inhabitants
n/a
1.4 inhab. / verst²

Government
First Head
Last Head
n/a
n/a

The Sukhum Okrug (Russian: Сухумский округ) was an okrug (district) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Abkhazia.

Demographics

As of 1897, 106,179 people populated the okrug from various nationalities, with Abkhazians and Kartvelians forming the largest ethnic groups.

Ethnic groups in 1897[1]

TOTAL 106,179 100%
Abkhazians 58,697 55,28%
Mingrelians 23,810 22,42%
Armenians 6,552 6,17%
Greeks 5,393 5,08%
Russians 5,135 4,84%
Georgians 1,830 1,72%
Turks 1,347 1,27%

References

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