The Samurskiy okrug was a district (okrug) of the Dagestan Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Samurskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation. The district's administrative centre was Akhty.
Administrative divisions The prefectures () of the Samurskiy okrug in 1917 were: Name1912 populationAkhtyparinskiy prefecture ()29,309Dokuzparinskiy prefecture ()21,489Luchekskiy prefecture ()19,042
Demographics
Russian Empire Census According to the Russian Empire Census, the Samurskiy okrug had a population of 35,633 on , including 15,284 men and 20,349 women. The majority of the population indicated Lezgin ("Kyurin") to be their mother tongue. +Linguistic composition of the Samurskiy okrug in 1897LanguageNative speakers%Lezgian33,96595.32Kazi-Kumukh5151.45Tatar3791.06Kumyk3460.97Avar-Andean1740.49Russian1030.29Dargin630.18Polish440.12Lithuanian130.04Georgian70.02Armenian30.01Jewish30.01German10.00Other170.05TOTAL35,633100.00
Kavkazskiy kalendar According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Samurskiy okrug had a population of 71,556 on , including 37,486 men and 34,070 women, 71,193 of whom were the permanent population, and 363 were temporary residents: NationalityNumber%North Caucasians68,43295.63Shia Muslims2,7613.86Russians3060.43Other Europeans490.07Armenians70.01Jews10.00TOTAL71,556100.00
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