The Telavi uezd was a county (uezd) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, and then of Democratic Republic of Georgia, with its administrative center in Telavi. The area of the county corresponded to part of the contemporary Kakheti region of Georgia.
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History
Following the Russian Revolution, the Telavi uezd was incorporated into the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Telavi uezd in 1913 were as follows:
Demographics
1897 Russian census
According to the 1897 Russian Empire census, the Telavi uezd had a population of 66,767 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 35,895 men and 30,872 women. The majority of the population indicated Georgian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Armenian speaking minority.
Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Telavi uezd had a population of 67,955 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 36,276 men and 31,679 women, 65,422 of whom were the permanent population, and 2,533 were temporary residents: