Settlements, population, and ethnic composition of the Baku Governorate in 1873

In the photo, the Saint Thaddeus-Bartholomew Cathedral in Baku.

With the permission of the Viceroy of the Caucasus, the Caucasian Statistical Committee published lists of settlements in the Caucasian region of the Russian Empire, including the governorates of Erevan, Kutaisi, Baku, and Stavropol, as well as the Terek region.

It was prepared for publication by the chief editor of the Caucasian Statistical Committee, statistician, and ethnographer Nikolai Seidlitz.

The settlements and population numbers of the Baku Governorate

Distribution of population in cities according to nationality

The distribution of the population by district according to ethnicity

Religious affiliation of Baku governorate's population

The ethnic distribution of Baku governorate

Thus, the Baku governorate had 1,563 settlements, 91,301 households, and a population of 529,217. The 11,556 tax-exempt residents were not included in the population count. Therefore, the total population of the Baku governorate was 540,773.

The majority of the population in the Baku Governorate were Tatars and Shahsevans, making up 57.45% of the total population, followed by Tats (14.95%), Talysh (8.13%), Kyurins (Lezgi) (6.52%), Armenians (5.13%), Russians (3.44%), and others.

Armenians in the Baku Governorate were concentrated in the cities of Baku, Shamakhi, and Lankaran, as well as in the Shamakhi (15.17%) and Gyokcha (17.52%) districts. There were no Armenians residing in the Javad and Lankaran districts.

[1] The figure includes 26 settlements inhabited by the Persian-subjugated Shahsevans.

[2] The figure includes 3,690 houses of the Shahsevans.

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