Novorossiysky okrug

The Novorossiysky okrug was a district (okrug) of the Black Sea Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Kuban Oblast to the north, the Tuapsinsky okrug to the east, and the Black Sea to the south. The area of the Novorossiysky okrug mostly corresponds to the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Novorossiysk.

Russian Empire Census
According to the Russian Empire Census, the Novorossiysky okrug had a population of 34,908 on 28 January 1897, including 21,380 men and 13,528 women. The majority of the population indicated Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Ukrainian and Greek speaking minorities.

Kavkazskiy kalendar
According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Novorossiysky okrug had a population of 75,021 on 14 January 1916, including 41,919 men and 33,102 women, 37,544 of whom were the permanent population, and 37,477 were temporary residents: