Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

1932–1991 autonomous republic of the Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
(Russian)
Қорақалпоғистон Автоном Совет Социалистик Республикаси  (Uzbek)
Қарақалпақстан Автономиялық Совет Социалистик Республикасы  (Karakalpak)
ASSR of the Uzbek SSR
Autonomous republic of Uzbekistan1932–1992

Karakalpakstan in UzbekistanCapitalNukus • TypeAutonomous Soviet Socialist Republic History 
• Established
1932
• Sovereignty declared
14 December 1990
• Republic of Karakalpakstan
9 January 1992
• New constitution
9 April 1993
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Karakalpak AO
Karakalpakstan
Today part ofUzbekistan
  • Karakalpakstan

The Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karakalpak ASSR; Karakalpak: Қарақалпақстан АССР, Qaraqalpaqstan ASSR; Uzbek: Қорақалпоғистон АССР, Qoraqalpog‘iston ASSR; Russian: Каракалпакская АССР, Karakalpakskaya ASSR), also known as Soviet Karakalpakstan or simply Karakalpakstan, was an autonomous republic within the Soviet Union. Until 20 July 1932, it was called the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast. On 5 December 1936, it was moved from the Russian SFSR to the Uzbek SSR. It was the only ASSR in Soviet Central Asia (though other ASSRs existed in the region prior to the Karakalpak ASSR's creation, such as the Tajik ASSR and the Kirghiz ASSR, both of which were "upgraded" to union-level republics in 1929 and 1936 respectively).

Its capital was Nukus (until 1939, Turtkul).

On 14 December 1990, Karakalpak ASSR declared state sovereignty over the Soviet laws. Uzbekistan declared independence on 31 August 1991 after the events of the failed coup while Karakalpak ASSR was renamed to and re-established as the Republic of Karakalpakstan on 21 December 1991. The Soviet Union was dissolved on 26 December 1991.

The new constitution was adopted on 8 December 1992, thus making Karakalpakstan as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan.

Demographics

Demographic change and ethnic composition of the population of Karakalpakstan according to the data of the 1926-1989 censuses
Ethnicities 1926[1]
pop.		 % 1939[2]
pop.		 % 1959[3]
pop.		 % 1970[4]
pop.		 % 1979[5]
pop.		 % 1989[6]
pop.		 %
Total 304,539 100.00 469,702 100.00 510,101 100.00 702,264 100.00 905,500 100.00 1,212,207 100.00
Uzbeks 84,099 27.62 116,054 24.71 146,783 28.78 212,597 30.27 285,400 31.52 397,826 32.82
Karakalpaks 116,125 38.13 158,615 33.77 155,999 30.58 217,505 30.97 281,809 31.12 389,146 32.10
Kazakhs 85,782 28.17 129,677 27.61 133,844 26.24 186,038 26.49 243,926 26.94 318,739 26.29
Turkmens 9,686 3.18 23,259 4.95 29,225 5.73 37,547 5.35 48,655 5.37 60,244 4.97
Russians 4,924 1.62 24,969 5.32 22,966 4.50 25,165 3.58 21,287 2.35 19,846 1.64
Koreans 7,347 1.56 9,956 1.95 8,958 1.28 8,081 0.89 9,174 0.76
Tatars 884 0.29 4,162 0.89 6,177 1.21 7,619 1.08 7,617 0.84 7,767 0.64
Ukrainians 621 0.20 3,130 0.67 2,201 0.43 2,316 0.33 2,005 0.22 2,271 0.19
Bashkirs 29 0.01 381 0.08 571 0.11 854 0.12 920 0.10 1,090 0.09
Kyrgyz 277 0.09 181 0.04 177 0.03 400 0.06 1,955 0.22 867 0.07
Moldovans 10 0.00 16 0.00 57 0.01 343 0.04 632 0.05
Belarusians 30 0.01 214 0.05 328 0.06 517 0.07 852 0.09 567 0.05
Others 2,072 0.68 1,697 0.36 1,874 0.37 2,691 0.38 2,650 0.29 4,038 0.33

Flags

  • 1934-1937
    1934-1937
  • 1937-1941
    1937-1941
  • 1941-1952
    1941-1952
  • 1952-1992
    1952-1992

See also

References

  1. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 года. Национальный состав населения по регионам РСФСР (Казакская АССР, Кара-Калпакская АО) Демоскоп
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года. Распределение городского и сельского населения областей союзных республик по национальности и полу Демоскоп
  3. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 года. Городское и сельское население областей республик СССР (кроме РСФСР) по полу и национальности Демоскоп
  4. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1970 года. Городское и сельское население областей республик СССР (кроме РСФСР) по полу и национальности Демоскоп
  5. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года. Городское и сельское население областей республик СССР (кроме РСФСР) по полу и национальности Демоскоп
  6. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Распределение городского и сельского населения областей республик СССР по полу и национальности Демоскоп
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1919–1990  Bashkir
1920–1925  Kirghiz2
1920–1990  Tatar
1921–1991  Adjarian
1921–1945  Crimean
1921–1991  Dagestan
1921–1924  Mountain

1921–1990  Nakhichevan
1922–1991  Yakut
1923–1990  Buryat1
1923–1940  Karelian
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1924–1929  Tajik
1925–1992  Chuvash5
1925–1936  Kazakh2
1926–1936  Kirghiz

1931–1992  Abkhaz
1932–1992  Karakalpak
1934–1990  Mordovian
1934–1990  Udmurt6
1935–1943  Kalmyk
1936–1944  Checheno-Ingush
1936–1944  Kabardino-Balkarian
1936–1990  Komi
1936–1990  Mari

1936–1990  North Ossetian
1944–1957  Kabardin
1956–1991  Karelian
1957–1992  Checheno-Ingush
1957–1991  Kabardino-Balkarian
1958–1990  Kalmyk
1961–1992  Tuvan
1990–1991  Gorno-Altai
1991–1992  Crimean

  • 1 Buryat–Mongol until 1958.
  • 2 Kazakh ASSR was called Kirghiz ASSR until 1925
  • 3 Autonomous Republic since 1920
  • 4 Autonomous Republic since 1923
  • 5 Autonomous Republic since 1925
  • 6 Autonomous Republic since 1934

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