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
Uezd
Location in the Kutais Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateKutaisi
Established1867
Abolished1930
CapitalTsageri
Area
  Total4,873.05 km2 (1,881.50 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
  Total61,914
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Rural
100.00%
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