Kuba uezd
Kuba uezd
Кубинский уезд | |
|---|---|
Location in the Baku Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Viceroyalty | Caucasus |
| Governorate | Baku |
| Established | 1840 |
| Abolished | 1929 |
| Capital | Kuba (present-day Quba) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,179.59 km2 (2,772.06 sq mi) |
| Population (1916) | |
• Total | 198,204 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.60% |
| • Rural | 86.40% |
The Kuba uezd was a county (uezd) within the Baku Governorate of Russian Empire and then of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolition in 1929 by Soviet authorities. The uezd was located in northern part of the Baku Governorate, bordering Caspian Sea to the east, Elizavetpol Governorate to the west, Dagestan Oblast to the north, the Geokchay, Shemakha, and Baku uezds to the south. The administrative center of the uezd was the city of Kuba (present-day Quba).