The Karachay Autonomous Region ( Karach.-Bulk. Karachay autonomous region , in the spelling of 1924-1936 : Qaracaj avtonom olast ) is an administrative-territorial unit in the RSFSR that existed in 1926 - 1943 .
| Autonomous region | |
| Karachay Autonomous Region | |
|---|---|
| A country |  the USSR |
| Entered |  RSFSR |
| Included | 6 districts |
| Adm. center | Mikoyan Shahar |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1926 |
| Date of Abolition | 1943 |
| Area | 11.4 thousand square meters km km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 150 303 [1] people ( 1939 ) |
| Nationalities | Karachais 46.8%, Russians 43.0%, Abaza 2.6% |
| Official language | Russian , Karachay-Balkarian |
The administrative center is the city of Mikoyan Shahar .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Administrative divisions
- 3 population
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
History
The region was formed on April 26, 1926 as part of the North Caucasus Territory with the separation of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Okrug into the Karachay Autonomous Oblast and the Cherkess National District (since 1928 - the Cherkess Autonomous Okrug ).
July 10, 1931 by the Decree of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee the Batalpashinsky District was abolished. At the same time, the Zelenchuksky , Kardoniksky , Krasnogorsk and Ust-Dzhegutinsky village councils were transferred to the Karachayev AO .
Since March 13, 1937 the region has been a part of the Ordzhonikidze region , and since January 12, 1943 - the Stavropol region .
On October 12, 1943, as a result of the deportation of Karachais to Central Asia and Kazakhstan, the Karachay Autonomous Oblast was divided between the Stavropol Territory and the Circassian Autonomous Oblast , formed from the Mikoyanovsky and Uchkulansky districts, the Klukhorsky District was transferred to the Georgian SSR .
Administrative Division
By the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on June 20, 1928, the Karachay AO was divided into 3 districts: Malokarachaevsky, Uchkulansky and Khumarinsky. On September 30, 1931, the counties were transformed into districts. On November 20, 1931, a large part of the Zelenchuksky district was transferred to the Karachayev Autonomous Region from the direct subordination of the North Caucasus Region. On January 23, 1935, the Ust-Dzhegutinsky district was formed, and the Khumarinsky district was abolished. On September 7, 1938, the Mikoyanovsky and Pregradnensky districts were formed [2] .
As of January 1, 1941, the region included 1 city of regional subordination Mikoyan-Shahar and 6 districts [3] :
- Zelenchuksky - St. Zelenchukskaya
- Malo-Karachaevsky - Kislovodsk (was not part of the district)
- Mikoyanovsky - s. them. Costa Khetagurova
- Pregradnensky - st-tsa Pregradnaya
- Ust-Dzhegutinsky - st-tsa Ust-Dzhegutinsky
- Uchkulansky - aul Uchkulan
Population
According to the results of the All-Union population census of 1926, the population of the region was 64,613 [4] people.
According to the results of the All-Union population census of 1939, the population of the region was 150 303 [1] people. (including urban 10 713 people, rural - 139 590 people). The national composition of the population was distributed as follows:
| Nationality | Population | Share in total population,% |
|---|---|---|
| Karachaevtsy | 70 301 | 46.8 |
| Russians | 64 596 | 43.0 |
| Abazins | 3 893 | 2.6 |
| Ossetians | 3,578 | 2,4 |
| Ukrainians | 2,297 | 1,5 |
| Kabardinians | 1,154 | 0.8 |
| Nogai | 713 | 0.5 |
| Greeks | 623 | 0.4 |
| Adygeans (Circassians) | 505 | 0.3 |
See also
- Karachay-Cherkessia
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 All-Union Population Census of 1939 .
- ↑ Administrative and territorial division of Karachay-Cherkessia. - Cherkessk, 2009 .-- 308 p.
- ↑ Karachaevsky district. World Historical Project .
- ↑ All-Union Population Census of 1926 .