Borchaly uezd
The Borchaly uezd was a county (uezd) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and later of the independent and Soviet republics of Georgia. Its administrative center was the town of Shulavery (present-day Shaumiani). The area of the county roughly corresponded to the contemporary Lori Province of Armenia and the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia.
Borchaly uezd
Борчалинскій уѣздъ | |
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Uezd | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in the Tiflis Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Tiflis |
| Established | 1880 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Shulavery (present-day Shaumiani) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,881.82 km2 (2,657.09 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
| • Total | 169,351 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 100.00% |
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