In 1926, the South Ossetian Autonomous Region included 14 districts and the city of Stalinir , from 1940 to 1989 - 4 districts and the city of Tskhinvali (from 1940 to 1961 - Stalinir). [one]
History
1922-1940
In the administrative-territorial respect, the South Ossetian Autonomous Region formed in 1922 was initially divided into 14 districts and 1 city of regional subordination (1926) [2] [3] (in brackets is the district center, the main village of the district):
- Andoretsky district (the district center is the modern Ossetian village of Andoret , the extreme southeast of the modern Tskhinvali region ), according to the 1926 census of 9398 inhabitants: Ossetians - 90.7%, Georgians - 8.9%
- Akhalgori (since 1934 - Leningorsky) district (the modern village of Leningor , Ksan Gorge , Leningorsky district ), according to the 1926 census of 7820 inhabitants: Georgians - 52.0%, Ossetians - 41.4%, Armenians - 6.4%
- Belotsky district (Georgian village of Belot , northeast of the modern Tskhinvali district ), according to the 1926 census of 2469 inhabitants: Ossetians - 68.9%, Georgians - 30.9%
- Dzhava district (modern village Dzau , Dzau district ), according to the census of 1926, out of 4444 inhabitants: Ossetians - 99.4%
- Kemultinsky district (the modern Ossetian village of Kemulta , northwest of Dzau , Dzau district ), according to the 1926 census of 2702 inhabitants: Ossetians - 99.9%
- Kornis district (modern Ossetian village of Kornis , Znaursky district ), according to the 1926 census of 4999 inhabitants: Ossetians - 97.8%, Georgians - 2.1%
- Kudar district ( Kvaisa city, Kudar gorge , Dzau district ), according to the census of 1926, out of 5503 inhabitants: Ossetians - 93.3%, Georgians - 6.5%
- The Lekhursky district (the modern Ossetian village of Tskhilon , the Lekhursky gorge , the middle southwest of the Leningorsky district ), according to the 1926 census of 6443 inhabitants: Ossetians - 94.1%, Georgians - 5.7%
- Monaster district (modern Ossetian village of Monaster , extreme east of the Leningor region ), according to the 1926 census of 6487 inhabitants: Georgians - 64.6%, Ossetians - 35.3%
- Okonsky district (the Georgian-Ossetian village of Okona south of Znaur , Znaursky district ), according to the 1926 census of 7394 inhabitants: Ossetians - 65.4%, Georgians - 34.1%
- Ortevsky district (the modern Ossetian village of Orteu , the middle part of the modern Tskhinvali region , northeast of Tskhinvali ), according to the 1926 census of 6071 inhabitants: Ossetians - 82.1%, Georgians - 17.7%
- Roksky district (the village of Verkhnyiy Rok (Ruk) south of the Roksky tunnel , northeast of the modern Dzau district ), according to the 1926 census, out of 3,007 inhabitants: Ossetians - 99.9%
- Tsunarsky district (the modern Ossetian village of Khetagurovo (Tsunar) , the extreme south-west of the modern Tskhinvali region ), according to the 1926 census of 5732 inhabitants: Ossetians - 78.4%, Georgians - 21.1%
- Tskhinvali region (villages north and east of Tskhinvali ), according to the census of 1926, out of 9008 residents: Georgians - 67.9%, Ossetians - 32.6%
- Tskhinvali city (according to the census of 1926, out of 5,818 city residents: Georgians - 33.0%, Jews - 30.4%, Ossetians - 19.8%, Armenians - 14.2%, Russians - 2.0%)
Ethnic composition (of districts within approximately modern borders) according to the 1926 census: [3] [4]
| Area | Total | Ossetians | % | Georgians | % | the Jews | % | Armenians | % | Russians | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ossetia | 87375 | 60351 | 69.07% | 23538 | 26.94% | 1739 | 1.99% | 1374 | 1.57% | 157 | 0.18% |
| Tskhinval | 5818 | 1152 | 19.80% | 1920 | 33.00% | 1739 | 29.89% | 827 | 14.21% | 114 | 1.96% |
| Leningorsky district [5] | 20750 | 11558 | 55.70% | 8627 | 41.58% | - | - | 511 | 2.46% | 9 | 0.04% |
| Tskhinvali District [6] | 32678 | 22643 | 69.29% | 9997 | 30.59% | - | - | 20 | 0.06% | sixteen | 0.05% |
| Znaursky district [7] | 12393 | 9726 | 78.48% | 2626 | 21.19% | - | - | 13 | 0.10% | ten | 0.08% |
| Dzau District [8] | 15656 | 15258 | 97.46% | 368 | 2.35% | - | - | 3 | 0.02% | eight | 0.05% |
1940-1990
On May 1, 1940, the administrative division of the South Ossetian Autonomous Region took the form corresponding to the modern administrative-territorial division of the Republic of South Ossetia : 4 districts and 1 city of regional (currently republican Republic of South Ossetia ) subordination), but under other names. So, the city of Tskhinval in the years 1936-1961 was called Stalinir , and the Tskhinvali region - Stalinir. The village of Znaur was called Znaur-Kau, and Dzau was called Java. In 1960, Leningori , and in 1961, Java received the status of an urban-type settlement . In 1962, the Tskhinvali region was again abolished and in 1965 restored. [one]
Ethnic composition of the 1939 census districts [3]
| Area | Total | Ossetians | % | Georgians | % | the Jews | % | Armenians | % | Russians | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOAO | 106118 | 72266 | 68.10% | 27525 | 25.94% | 1979 | 1.86% | 1537 | 1.45% | 2111 | 1.99% |
| Stalinir | 13810 | 6122 | 44.33% | 3433 | 24.86% | 1943 | 14.07% | 826 | 5.98% | 1158 | 8.39% |
| Leningorsky district | 22725 | 13016 | 57.28% | 8823 | 38.83% | 14 | 0.06% | 634 | 2.79% | 212 | 0.93% |
| Stalinir district | 30693 | 20280 | 66.07% | 10036 | 32.70% | 14 | 0.05% | 52 | 0.17% | 198 | 0.65% |
| Znaursky district | 18782 | 13899 | 74.00% | 4559 | 24.27% | 2 | 0.01% | 15 | 0.08% | 169 | 0.90% |
| Java district | 20108 | 18949 | 94.24% | 674 | 3.35% | 3 | 0.01% | ten | 0.05% | 320 | 1.59% |
The population and ethnic composition of the regions of South Ossetia according to the 1989 census : [9] [10] [11] [12]
| Area | Number nost Total 1989 | Ossetians 1989 | % | Georgians 1989 | % | Russians 1989 | % | Armenians 1989 | % | the Jews 1989 | % | Centre | Number nost 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java district | 10418 | 9530 | (91.5%) | 601 | (5.8%) | 99 | (1.0%) | 28 | (0.3%) | - | (0,0%) | Java | 1524 |
| Znaursky district | 10189 | 6455 | (63.4%) | 3619 | (35.5%) | 47 | (0.5%) | 22 | (0.2%) | one | (0.1%) | Znauri | 755 |
| Leningorsky district | 12073 | 5340 | (44.2%) | 6493 | (53.8%) | 50 | (0.4%) | 155 | (1.3%) | - | (0,0%) | Leningori | 2791 |
| Tskhinvali region | 23514 | 12370 | (52.6%) | 10926 | (46.5%) | 96 | (0.4%) | 45 | (0.2%) | - | (0,0%) | Tskhinvali | |
| Tskhinvali | 42333 | 31537 | (74.5%) | 6905 | (16.3%) | 1836 | (4.3%) | 734 | (1.7%) | 395 | (0.9%) | Tskhinvali | 42300 |
| total SOAO | 98527 | 65223 | (66.2%) | 28544 | (29.0%) | 2128 | (2.2%) | 984 | (1.0%) | 396 | (0.4%) | Tskhinvali | 42300 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Administrative division of South Ossetia in 1922-2008 Archived on September 28, 2011.
- ↑ Administrative regions of the Southern Administrative Okrug in 1926 (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment September 21, 2010. Archived December 7, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ethnic Caucasus. Ethnic composition of South Ossetia
- ↑ The ethnic composition of the districts is given in approximately modern borders, since in 1926 the Southern Administrative District was divided into 14 districts and the city of Staliniri (Tskhinvali)
- ↑ Akhalgori, Lehursky, Monasterial districts of South Ossetia in 1926
- ↑ Tskhinvali, Andoretsky, Belotsky, Ortevsky, Tsunarsky districts of South Ossetia in 1926
- ↑ Kornisi, Okonsky districts of the Southern Administrative Okrug in 1926
- ↑ Javanese, Kudarsky, Kemultsky, Roksky districts of South Ossetia in 1926
- ↑ article by Varvara Pakhomenko, Demos Center - www.polit.ru (September 22, 2009) . Date of treatment February 6, 2010. Archived March 1, 2012.
- ↑ South Ossetia. Ethnic Map According to the 1989 Census
- ↑ The population of South Ossetia in 1886-1989.
- ↑ Population of South Ossetia (inaccessible link)