Ochkhamuri

For other uses, see Ochkhamuri (disambiguation).

Ochkhamuri ოჩხამური
Ochkhamuri ოჩხამური Location of Ochkhamuri in Georgia
Coordinates: 41°51′19″N 41°50′10″E / 41.85528°N 41.83611°E / 41.85528; 41.83611
Country	Georgia
Autonomous Republic	Adjara
Population (2002)
- Total	5,026
Time zone	Georgian Time (UTC+4)

Ochkhamuri (Georgian: ოჩხამური) is an urban-type settlement in Adjara, Georgia, with the population of around 5,000 as of 2002.^[1]

Geography

Ochkhamuri is located on the banks of the homonymous river, at 12 m above sea level. It is part of the Kobuleti Municipality and is situated on the administrative boundary of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara with the rest of Georgia, specifically with the region of Guria.

History

The Soviet collectivization campaign of the 1902s and 1930s made this otherwise non-notable village a part of a larger subtropical agricultural area. A tea kolkhoz farm created at Ochkhamuri triggered an influx of migrants which significantly increased the settlement's population.^[2] In 1954, the village was given the status of an urban-type settlement (Georgian: daba).^[1] As of the Georgian census of 2002, Ochkhamuri had the population of 5,026.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (Georgian)Results of all-Georgia census of 2002: Table 15. State Department for Statistics of Georgia. Accessed on April 3, 2011
2. ^ (Russian) Jaoshvili, Vakhtang (1968), Население Грузии ("The Population of Georgia"), p. 121. Tbilisi: Metsniereba