The area of the Samurskiy okrug is included in contemporary Dagestan of the Russian Federation.

[1] The prefectures (участки, uchastki) of the Samurskiy okrug in 1917 were:[2][3] According to the Russian Empire Census, the Samurskiy okrug had a population of 35,633 on 28 January [O.S.

The majority of the population indicated Lezgin ("Kyurin") to be their mother tongue.

[4] According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Samurskiy okrug had a population of 71,556 on 14 January [O.S.

1 January] 1916, including 37,486 men and 34,070 women, 71,193 of whom were the permanent population, and 363 were temporary residents:[7]