Ochamchira district
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Ochamchira district
Очамчыра араион
ოჩამჩირის რაიონი
Очамчирский район
Map of Ochamchira district in Abkhazia
Capital Ochamchira
Governor Daur Tarba1
Area NA2
Population (2003) 24,629
Density NA/km²
Orthodox cathedral in the village of Mokva

Ochamchira district is a district of the Republic of Abkhazia. Its capital is Ochamchira, the town by the same name. The district is smaller than the eponymous Georgian district, as some of its former territory is now part of Tkvarcheli district, formed in 1995. The population of the Ochamchira district is 24,629 according to the 2003 census.3 Until the August 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley, some mountainous parts of the district were still under Georgian control, as part of Upper Abkhazia.

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Demographics

According to 2003 census, the population of the district included: 3

  • Abkhaz (76.1%)
  • Georgians (9.2%)
  • Armenians (8.8%)
  • Russians (3.8%)
  • Greeks (0.3%)

Settlements

The district's main settlements are:

See also

References

  1. ^ since 03.04.2007; Regnum.ru Президент Абхазии назначил главу Очамчирского района, 04.04.2007
  2. ^ In the administrative division of Georgia, Ochamchira district has an area of 1,868 km2, but this includes most of Tkvarcheli district and on the other hand does not include part of Gali district.
  3. ^ a b 1989, 2003 Census results


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