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Sukhum Okrug

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Established
  
1883

Political status
  
Okrug

Area
  
75,754 verst²

Abolished
  
1921

Region
  
Caucasus

Sukhum Okrug

The Sukhum Okrug (Russian: Сухумский округ) was an okrug (district) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Abkhazia.

Demographics

As of 1897, 106,179 people populated the okrug from various nationalities, with Abkhazians and Kartvelians forming the largest ethnic groups.

References

Sukhum Okrug Wikipedia