Gagra District

Gagra District
გაგრის რაიონი
Гагра араион
Гагрский район
District
Gega waterfall
Gega waterfall
Map
Location of Gagra District in Abkhazia (de facto bordering)
Coordinates: 43°25′55″N 40°15′53″E / 43.43194°N 40.26472°E / 43.43194; 40.26472
Country Georgia
De facto state Abkhazia[1]
CapitalGagra
Government
 • GovernorYuri Khagush[3]
Area
 • Total
772 km2 (298 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
39,390[2]
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Location of Gagra District on the map of Georgia

Gagra District is a district of Abkhazia.[notes 1] It corresponds to the Georgian district by the same name. In medieval times, it was known as the southern part of Sadzen. It is located in the western part of Abkhazia, and the river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Krai of Russia. Its capital is Gagra, the town by the same name. The population of the Gagra town zone in 1989 was 77,079,[4] but this number dropped dramatically following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia, (including the ethnic cleansing of Georgians), to 37,002 at the time of the 2003 census. Ethnic Armenians now constitute a plurality in the district.

  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 de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. ^ "Государственный комитет Республики Абхазия по статистике". Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "В сухумский порт прибыл корабль Черноморского флота России". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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