Ozurgeti uezd
The Ozurgeti uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Senaki uezd to the north, the Kutaisi uezd to the east, the Akhaltsikhe uezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the southeast, the Batum Okrug of the Batum Oblast to the south, and the Black Sea to the west. The area of the Ozurgeti uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Guria region of Georgia. The county was eponymously named for its administrative center, Ozurgeti.
Ozurgeti uezd
Озургетскій уѣздъ | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in the Kutais Governorate | |
Country | Russian Empire |
Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
Governorate | Kutaisi |
Established | 1846 |
Abolished | 1930 |
Capital | Ozurgeti |
Area | |
• Total | 2,161.23 km2 (834.46 sq mi) |
Population (1916) | |
• Total | 115,339 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 9.71% |
• Rural | 90.29% |
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