Terek Oblast
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| Terek Oblast (English) Терская область (Modern Russian) |
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| Established | 1860 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Political status Region |
Oblast Caucasus |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank |
60,868.9 verst² n/a |
| Population (1897 census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural |
933,936 inhabitants n/a 15.3 inhab. / verst² n/a n/a |
| Government | |
| First Head Last Head |
Dmitry Svyatopolk-Mirsky Sergei Kleimer |
The Terek Oblast was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day northeastern Caucasus. It was created out of the former territories of the Caucasian Peoples.
Demographics
As of 1897, 933,936 people populated the oblast. Russians constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Chechens, Ossetians and Kabardians.
Ethnic groups in 1897[1]
| TOTAL | 933,936 | 100% |
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| Russians | 271,185 | 29% |
| Chechens | 223,347 | 23.9% |
| Ossetians | 96,621 | 10.3% |
| Kabardians | 84,093 | 9% |
| Ingush | 47,184 | 5.1% |
| Nogais | 36,577 | 3.9% |
| Kumyks | 31,826 | 3.4% |
| Tatars | 27,370 | 2.9% |
| Armenians | 11,803 | 1.3% |
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