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Shorapani uezd
Uezd in Caucasus, Russian Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shorapani uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Racha uezd to the north, the Kutaisi uezd to the west, and the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Imereti region of Georgia. The administrative center of the Shorapani uezd was Kvirila (present-day Zestaponi).[1]
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Shorapani uezd
Шорапанскій уѣздъ | |
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![]() Location in the Kutais Governorate | |
Country | Russian Empire |
Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
Governorate | Kutaisi |
Established | 1846 |
Abolished | 1930 |
Capital | Kvirila (present-day Zestaponi) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,980.98 km2 (1,150.96 sq mi) |
Population (1916) | |
• Total | 189,428 |
• Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Rural | 100.00% |
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