The Racha uezd was a county ('' uezd'') of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the

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. It bordered the

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to the north, the Lechkhumi uezd to the west, the

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and Shorapani uezds to the south, and the

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of the

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to the east. The area of the '' uezd'' corresponded to most of the contemporary

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti ( ka, რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი, ''Rach’a-Lechkhumi da Kvemo Svaneti'') is a region (Mkhare) in northwestern Georgia with a population of 28,500 (2021), mak ...

region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Racha uezd was the town of

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History

The Racha uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of

Racha Racha (also Račha, , ''Račʼa'') is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains. Under Georgia's current subdivision, Racha is included in the Racha-Lechkhumi and ...

during the time of the

. In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Racha uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia.

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (''

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s'') of the Racha uezd were:

Demographics

Russian Empire census (1897)

According to the

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of 1897, the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869, including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant

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and Ossetian speaking minorities.

Caucasian Calendar (1917)

According to the 1917 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', the Racha uezd had 88,162 residents in 1916, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents:

Notes

References

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