The Terek Oblast was a province (oblast) of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, roughly corresponding to the central part of Russia's North Caucasian Federal District. Тhe оblast was created out of the former territories of the North Caucasian Peoples, following their conquests by Russia throughout the 19th century. The Terek Oblast bordered the Astrakhan and Stavropol governorates to the north, the Kuban Oblast to the west, the Kutaisi and Tiflis governorates to the south, and the Dagestan Oblast to the east. The administrative center of the oblast was Vladikavkaz, the current capital of North Ossetia–Alania within Russia.
Administrative divisions The districts (okrugs), Cossack districts (otdels), and of the Terek oblast in 1917 were as follows: NameAdministrative centrePopulationArea1897191718971916Vedensky okrug ()Vedeno–––127,718Vladikavkazsky okrug ()Vladikavkaz43,74073,243134,947207,742Groznensky okrug ()Grozny15,56453,549226,035195,744Nazranovskiy Okrug ()Nazran–––59,046Nalchiksky okrug ()Nalchik4,809–102,908180,534Kizlyarsky otdel ()Kizlyar7,28216,151102,395136,749Mozdoksky otdel ()Mozdok9,33016,510–107,745Pyatigorsky otdel ()Pyatigorsk18,44038,310181,481200,486Sunzhensky otdel ()Sunzhenskaya (Sunzha)3,456–115,37074,505Khasavyurtovsky okrug ()Khasavyurt5,312–70,80087,654Karanogayskoye pristavstvo ()––––––
Demographics Russian Empire Census According to the Russian Empire Census, the Terek oblast had a population of 933,936 on , including 485,568 men and 448,368 women. The plurality of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Chechen, Ossetian, Kabardian, and Ingush speaking minorities. +Linguistic composition of the Terek oblast in 1897LanguageNative speakers%Russian271,18529.04Chechen223,34723.91Ossetian96,62110.35Kabardian84,0939.00Ingush47,1845.05Ukrainian42,0364.50Nogai36,5773.92Kumyk31,8263.41Tatar27,3702.93Avar-Andean15,7211.68Armenian11,8031.26German9,6721.04Jewish6,3280.68Georgian5,8930.63Persian4,2450.45Polish4,1730.45Kalmyk3,5950.38Circassian2,5650.27Belarusian1,4230.15Kazi-Kumukh1,4160.15Dargin1,0670.11Turkmen1,0570.11Greek9580.10Lithuanian7890.08Imeretian7560.08Romani4930.05Bashkir3980.04Karachay2160.02Romanian1560.02Other9730.10TOTAL933,936100.00 +Religious composition of the Terek oblast in 1897FaithMaleFemaleBothNumber%Muslim254,785234,889489,67452.43Eastern Orthodox190,536178,175368,71139.48Old Believer16,90817,84634,7543.72Armenian Apostolic7,6746,79814,4721.55Lutheran4,8634,4949,3571.00Judaism3,6522,9246,5760.70Roman Catholic4,5591,0865,6450.60Buddhist2,2351,8944,1290.44Reformed1291022310.02Mennonite951031980.02Armenian Catholic3933720.01Baptist1814320.00Anglican4260.00Karaite5160.00Other Christian denomination6170.00Other non-Christian denomination606660.01TOTAL485,568448,368933,936100.00 Linguistic composition of uezds in the Terek Oblast in 1897 OkrugRussianChechenOssetianTurkic CircassianIngushTOTALNumber%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Vladikavkaz31,20523.12930.0788,26565.415320.391550.117330.54134,947Grozny12,9455.73202,27389.49150.012,2971.021,0410.461360.06226,035Kizlyar53,78552.538640.841050.1033,59332.81200.02410.04102,395Nalchik4,8114.6840.002,7282.6523,30322.6464,74862.92360.03102,908Pyatigorsk123,23867.91800.044,6202.552,1951.214,5512.51230.01181,481Sunzha42,01336.421,9061.658710.752,4392.1116,11313.9746,21440.06115,370Khasavyurt3,1884.518,12725.6170.0231,41444.37300.041070,800TOTAL271,18525.8223,34721.2596,6219.1995,7539.1186,6588.2547,1844.491,051,032
Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Terek oblast had a population of 1,377,923 on , including 722,685 men and 655,238 women, 1,113,608 of whom were the permanent population, and 264,315 were temporary residents: NationalityUrbanRuralTOTALNumber%Number%Number%North Caucasians22,6559.39648,54857.05671,20348.71Russians175,15572.64417,88636.76593,04143.04Other Europeans12,6465.2423,6542.0836,3002.63Armenians23,2659.657,1650.6330,4302.21Sunni Muslims310.0128,6962.5228,7272.08Shia Muslims3,2321.342,9250.266,1570.45Jews2,7691.153,0910.275,8600.43Georgians1,2870.532,6740.243,9610.29Roma1020.041,7840.161,8860.14Asiatic Christians00.003580.033580.03TOTAL241,142100.001,136,781100.001,377,923100.00
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