Lechkhumi uezd
The Lechkhumi uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Terek and Kuban oblasts to the north, the Sukhumi Okrug to the west, the Zugdidi, Senaki, and Kutais uezds to the south and the Racha uezd to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Lechkhumi uezd was the town of Tsageri.
Lechkhumi uezd
Лечхумскій уѣздъ | |
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Uezd | |
Coat of arms | |
Location in the Kutais Governorate | |
Country | Russian Empire |
Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
Governorate | Kutaisi |
Established | 1867 |
Abolished | 1930 |
Capital | Tsageri |
Area | |
• Total | 4,873.05 km2 (1,881.50 sq mi) |
Population (1916) | |
• Total | 61,914 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
• Rural | 100.00% |
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