- Source: Maykopsky otdel
The Maykopsky otdel was a district (otdel - literally "department") of the Kuban oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Kavkazsky otdel to the north, the Yekaterinodarsky otdel to the west, the Black Sea Governorate to the south, and the Labinsky and Batalpashinsky otdels to the east. The area of the Maykopsky otdel mostly corresponded to Adygea within Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Maykop.
Administrative divisions
The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Maykopsky otdel in 1912 were as follows:
Demographics
= Russian Empire Census
=According to the Russian Empire Census, the Maykopsky otdel had a population of 283,117 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 143,979 men and 139,138 women. The majority of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Ukrainian speaking minority.
= Kavkazskiy kalendar
=According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Maykopsky otdel had a population of 468,453 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 235,003 men and 233,450 women, 238,783 of whom were the permanent population, and 229,670 were temporary residents: