Ochamchira District

This article is about Ochamchira district of Republic of Abkhazia. For Ochamchire district of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, see Ochamchire District.

Ochamchira District Очамчыра араион ოჩამჩირის რაიონი Очамчырский район
—  District  —
Orthodox cathedral in the village of Mokva
Location of Ochamchira district in Abkhazia
Country	Georgia
Independent state	Abkhazia
Capital	Ochamchira
Government
– Governor	Murman Jopua[1]
Population (2003)
– Total	24,629
Time zone	MSK (UTC+3)
Area differs from the administrative division of Georgia.[2]

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 Ochamchire district in the de jure subdivision of Georgia, as some of its former territory is now part of Tkvarcheli district, formed by de facto Abkhaz authorities 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.

Administration

After Sergei Bagapsh became president in 2005, he appointed Vladimir Atumava to succeed Appolon Dumaa on 21 February 2005.^[4] 22 February 2007 Atumava was released from office and temporarily replaced by his deputy Ramaza Jopua.^[5] On 3 April Daur Tarba became the new head of the administration.^[6] On 18 December 2008, Tarba asked to be released from office, and he was replaced by Murman Jopua, who had until then been vice head. The new vice head is Zurab Kajaia.^[1] Tarba went on to become chairman of United Abkhazia.^[7]

List of heads of the administration

#	Name	Entered office		Left office		President	Comments
	Batal Tapagua	October 1993	[8]	September 1995	[8]	Vladislav Ardzinba
	Khripsom Jopua
	Appolon Dumaa			21 February 2005	[4]
	Vladimir Atumava	21 February 2005	[4]	22 February 2007	[5]	Sergei Bagapsh
	Ramaza Jopua	22 February 2007	[5]	3 April 2007			Acting
	Daur Tarba	3 April 2007	[6]	18 December 2008	[1]
	Murman Jopua	18 December 2008	[1]	Incumbent

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:

• Ochamchira
• Ilori
• Labra
• Mokva

See also

• Administrative divisions of Abkhazia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Даур Тарба освобожден от должности главы Администрации Очамчирского района в связи с переходом на другую работу". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 18 December 2008. http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/press/news/detail.php?ID=15238. Retrieved 22 December 2008. 
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
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Указ Президента Абхазии №8 от 21.02.2005". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 21 February 2005. http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/activities/decree/detail.php?ID=1517. Retrieved 30 January 2009. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Указ Президента Абхазии №8 от 21.02.2005". Apsnypress. 21 February 2005. http://www.apsnypress.info/news2007/february/22.htm. Retrieved 30 January 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Regnum.ru Президент Абхазии назначил главу Очамчирского района, 04.04.2007
7. ^ "ОБЩЕСТВЕННО-ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЕ ДВИЖЕНИЕ 'ЕДИНАЯ АБХАЗИЯ' ПРЕОБРАЗОВАНО В РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКУЮ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКУЮ ПАРТИЮ". Apsnypress. 27 January 2009. http://www.apsnypress.info/news2009/January/27.htm. Retrieved 29 January 2009. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Лакоба, Станислав (2004). "Абхазия после двух империй XIX—XXI вв." // 21st Century COE Program Slavic Eurasian Studies — No. 5.. Sapporo: Slavic Research Center, Hokudai University. http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/publish/no5_ses/contents.html.