An uezd (also spelled uyezd ; Russian: уе́зд ( pre-1918 : уѣздъ) , IPA: [ʊˈjest] ), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( Ukrainian : повіт ) was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow , the Tsardom of Russia , the Russian Empire , the Russian SFSR , and the early Soviet Union , which was in use from the 13th century. For most of Russian history, uezds were a second-level administrative division . By sense, but not by etymology, uezd approximately corresponds to the English " county ".
6-887: The Shorapani uezd was a county ( uezd ) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire . It bordered the Racha uezd to the north, the Kutaisi uezd to the west, and the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Shorapani uezd was Kvirila (present-day Zestaponi ). The Shorapani uezd
12-628: The USSR administrative reform of 1923–1929, most of the uezds were transformed into raions (districts). In UkSSR , uezds were reformed into forty okruhas which were the primary-level of administrative division from 1925 to 1930. In the Baltic governorates the type of division was known as Kreis. The uezds of Bessarabia Governorate were called Ținut or Județ in Romanian , which would translate as "county". The Ukrainian word for uezd
18-522: The Shorapani uezd had a population of 156,633 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 74,366 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with significant Imeretian and Mingrelian speaking minorities. According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Shorapani uezd had a population of 189,428 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 100,322 men and 89,106 women, 179,353 of whom were
24-453: The most important cities. Uezds were ruled by the appointees ( namestniki ) of a knyaz and, starting from the 17th century, by voyevodas . In 1708, an administrative reform was carried out by Peter the Great , dividing Russia into governorates . The subdivision into uyezds was abolished at that time but was reinstated in 1727, as a result of Catherine I 's administrative reform . By
30-462: The permanent population, and 10,075 were temporary residents: 42°06′30″N 43°02′30″E / 42.10833°N 43.04167°E / 42.10833; 43.04167 This Georgian history -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Russian history –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Uezd Originally describing groups of several volosts , they formed around
36-621: Was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Imereti during the time of the Russian Empire . In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Shorapani uezd was incorporated into part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia . The subcounties ( uchastoks ) of the Shorapani uezd in 1913 were as follows: According to the Russian Empire Census ,
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