The Kutaisi or Kutais Governorate was a province ( guberniya ) of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire . It roughly corresponded to most of western Georgia throughout most of its existence, and most of the Artvin Province (except the Hopa and Yusufeli districts) of Turkey between 1878 and 1903. Created out of part of the former Georgia-Imeretia Governorate in 1846, the governorate also included Akhaltsikhe uezd before its cession to the Tiflis Governorate in 1867. The Kutaisi Governorate bordered the Sukhumi Okrug to the northwest, the Kuban Oblast to the north, the Terek Oblast to the northeast, the Tiflis Governorate to the southeast, the Batum Oblast to the southwest, and the Black Sea to the west. The governorate was eponymously named for its administrative center, Kutais (present-day Kutaisi ).
14-661: The Kutaisi Governorate was formed in 1846 as a result of the division of the Georgia-Imeretia Governorate . In 1883, the governorate included the Sukhumi Okrug and two districts (Artvin and Batum) of the then abolished Batum Oblast. In 1903, the Artvin and Batum districts were detached and re-formed into the Batum Oblast. In 1905, the Sukhumi Okrug also received the status of a special district of
28-584: A minuscule southern part of Ingushetia of Russia . Tiflis Governorate was established in 1846 along with the Kutaisi Governorate, after the dissolution of the Georgia-Imeretia Governorate . It was initially formed from uezds of Tiflis , Gori , Telavi , Signakh , Elizavetpol , Erivan , Nakhichevan and Alexandropol and the okrugs of Zakatal , Ossetian and Tushino-Pshavo-Khevsurian. In 1849, uezds of Erivan, Nakhichevan and Alexandropol were attached to Erivan Governorate . In 1859,
42-517: A population of 1,058,241 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 549,504 men and 508,737 women. The majority of the populated indicated a Kartvelian language to be their mother tongue, principally comprising Georgian , Imeretian and Mingrelian . According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Kutaisi Governorate had a population of 1,034,468 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 546,957 men and 487,511 women, 990,297 of whom were
56-579: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Georgia-Imeretia Governorate Georgia-Imeretia Governorate ( Russian : Грузино-Имеретинская губерния , Georgian : საქართველო-იმერეთის გუბერნია ) was a short-lived governorate ( guberniya ) of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire , administered from Tiflis (Tbilisi). Roughly corresponding to modern Georgia and parts of Armenia and Azerbaijan , it
70-747: The Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. The governorate and its counties were soon abolished after its incorporation into the Soviet Union and reorganised into the raions (counties) of the Georgian SSR by 1930. The counties ( uezds ) of the Tiflis Governorate in 1917 were as follows: ( Dusheti ) ( Signagi ) ( Telavi ) ( Tbilisi ) ( Tianeti ) According to the Russian Empire Census ,
84-797: The Kazakh uezd was formed from it) became a part of the Elizavetpol Governorate. In 1874, the southern part of Akhaltsikhe uezd became the Akhalkalaki uezd , and the Tionety okrug was elevated to an uezd . Finally, the southern part of Tiflis uezd was detached to become the Borchaly uezd . The Tiflis Governorate lasted within these boundaries for some 50 years until the Russian Revolution and subsequent founding of
98-525: The Ossetian Okrug became part of Gori district and Tushino-Pshavo-Khevsurian Okrug was renamed to Tionety Okrug. In 1867, the northern part of Tiflis uezd was separated into the Dusheti uezd , while Akhaltsikhe uezd which was created after ceding from Ottoman Empire to Russian Empire in 1829, was detached from Kutaisi Governorate and part of Tiflis one. In 1868 Elizavetpol uezd (in the same decree,
112-479: The Russian Empire, tantamount to a governorate or oblast. Following the Russian Revolution , in 1918 the Kutaisi Governorate became part of the short-lived Georgian Democratic Republic . The counties ( uezds ) of the Kutaisi Governorate in 1917 were as follows: ( Zugdidi ) ( Kutaisi ) ( Tsageri ) ( Ozurgeti ) ( Zestafoni ) According to the Russian Empire Census , the Kutaisi Governorate had
126-402: The Tiflis Governorate had a population of 1,051,032 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 575,447 men and 475,585 women. The plurality of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian , Tatar, Russian , and Ossetian speaking minorities. Linguistic composition of uezds in the Tiflis Governorate in 1897 According to
140-427: The permanent population, and 44,171 were temporary residents. The population total of the governorate is slightly less than in 1897 due to the province's administrative reorganization involving the detachment of the Artvin, Batum and Sukhumi okrugs (to be administered separately): 42°15′00″N 42°42′00″E / 42.2500°N 42.7000°E / 42.2500; 42.7000 This Georgia location article
154-597: The southeast, Erivan Governorate to the south, Kars Oblast to the southwest, Batum Oblast to the west, Kutaisi Governorate to the northwest, Terek Oblast to the north, Dagestan Oblast to the northeast, and after 1905, the Zakatal Okrug to the east. The governorate covered areas of central and southeastern Georgia , the partially recognised state of South Ossetia , most of the Lori Province of Armenia , small parts of northwestern Azerbaijan , and
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#1732765909623168-623: Was abolished. At its creation the Georgia-Imeretia Governorate contained eight uyezds : Tiflis Governorate Tiflis Governorate was a province ( guberniya ) of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire with its administrative centre in Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi ). In 1897, it constituted 44,607 square kilometres (17,223 sq mi) in area and had a population of 1,051,032 inhabitants. Tiflis Governorate bordered Elizavetpol Governorate to
182-555: Was created in 1840 from the territory of the Georgia Governorate and the oblasts of Imereti and Armenia . It was established on the basis of the law on administrative reform, approved by Emperor Nicholas I on 10 April 1840 under the title "Establishment for the administration of the Transcaucasian region", by uniting the territories of the abolished Georgian province , Armenian and Imereti regions. It
196-436: Was divided into 8 counties: Akhaltsikhe , Belokan (in 1844 it was separated into a separate Jar-Balakan district), Guria , Gori , Elizavetpol , Kutaisi , Telavi and Erivan . The highest decree of 14 December 1846 introduced changes in the administrative-territorial organisation of Transcaucasia. The whole region was divided into four provinces: Tiflis , Kutaisi , Shemakha and Derbent . The Georgian-Imereti province
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