Ochamchira District

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Ochamchira District
ოჩამჩირის რაიონი
Очамчыра араион
Очамчырский район
District
Mokva cathedral.jpg
Mokvi Cathedral in the village of Mokvi
Ochamchira District
Location of Ochamchira district in Abkhazia
Coordinates: 42°51′29″N41°26′46″E / 42.8581°N 41.4461°E / 42.8581; 41.4461
Country Georgia
De facto state Abkhazia [1]
Capital Ochamchire
Government
 • Administration Head Khrips Jopua
Area
 • Total1,808 km2 (698 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,868
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)
Area differs from the administrative division of Georgia. [2]

Ochamchira District is a district of the partially recognised Abkhazia. Its capital is Ochamchire, 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.

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Administration

In 1997, Khrips Jopua became Head of Administration. [4] Jopua was reappointed on 10 May 2001 following the March 2001 local elections. [5]

After Sergei Bagapsh became president in 2005, he appointed Vladimir Atumava to succeed Appolon Dumaa on 21 February 2005. [6] 22 February 2007 Atumava was released from office and temporarily replaced by his deputy Ramaza Jopua. [7] On 3 April Daur Tarba became the new head of the administration. [8] 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. [9] Tarba went on to become chairman of United Abkhazia. [10]

On 3 June 2014, following the 2014 Abkhazian political crisis, acting President Valeri Bganba dismissed Murman Jopua, as had been demanded by protesters, and appointed his Deputy Mikhail Agrba as acting District Head. [11] After the election of Raul Khajimba as president, he on 28 October appointed Beslan Akhuba as acting Head in Agrba's stead. [12] On 21 July 2015 Akhuba was in turn replaced by Khrips Jopua as acting Head, who had been Head of the State Repatriation Committee until recently and who had already governed Ochamchira District between 1997 and 2004. [13] On 25 September, Jopua was appointed permanently to the post. [14]

List of Administration Heads

#NameEntered officeLeft officePresidentComments
Chairmen of the District Soviet:
Sergei Bagapsh 1991 [15] 1992 [15]
Heads of the District Administration:
Batal Tapagua October 1993 [15] September 1995 [15] Vladislav Ardzinba
Zaur Zarandia 1995 [16] 1998 [16]
Khrips Jopua 1997 [4] ≥ March 2004
Appolon Dumaa ≤ July 200421 February 2005 [6]
Vladimir Atumava 21 February 2005 [6] 22 February 2007 [7] Sergei Bagapsh
Ramaza Jopua 22 February 2007 [7] 3 April 2007Acting
Daur Tarba 3 April 2007 [8] 18 December 2008 [9]
Murman Jopua 18 December 2008 [9] 29 May 2011
29 May 20113 June 2014 [11] Alexander Ankvab
Mikhail Agrba 3 June 2014 [11] 28 October 2014 [12] Valeri Bganba Acting
Beslan Akhuba 28 October 2014 [12] 21 July 2015 Raul Khajimba Acting
Khrips Jopua 21 July 2015 [13] PresentSecond time

Demographics

According to 2011 census, the population of the district was 24 868 people, consisting of: [3]

Settlements

The district's main settlements are:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  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.
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