Batumi Oblast

Карсская область
Karsskaya Oblast
Oblast of Russian Empire

1878–1918
History
  Treaty of San Stefano 1878
  Proclamation of PNGSC 1918
Today part of Batumi
Batumi Oblast (English)
Батумская область (Modern Russian)

Coat of Arms

Established20 September 1878; 17 March 1903
Abolished12 June 1883; 1917
Political status
Region
Oblast
Caucasus
Area
Area
- Rank
61,092 verst²
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Population (1897 census)
Population
- Rank
- Density
- Urban
- Rural
142,032 inhabitants
n/a
2.3 inhab. / verst²

Government
First Head
Last Head
n/a
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The Batumi Oblast was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire, with the maritime city of Batumi as its center. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day southwestern Georgia. It was created out of the territories of the former Ottoman Sanjak of Batumi.

Demographics

As of 1897, 88,444 people populated the oblast. The Adjarians, then-mostly Muslim Georgian group, constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians, Armenians, Caucasus Greeks, and Turks.

Ethnic groups in 1897[1]

TOTAL 88,444 100%
Adjarians 56,498 63,4%
Russians 7,217 8,2%
Armenians 7,120 8,1%
Turks 3,199 3,6%

References

Coordinates: 41°38′45″N 41°38′30″E / 41.6458°N 41.6417°E / 41.6458; 41.6417

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