Kyurinskiy okrug
okrug in Caucasus, Russian Empire
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 (участки, uchastki) of the Kyurinskiy okrug in 1917 were:
Demographics
Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Kyurinskiy okrug had a population of 77,680 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, 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.
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