Ochamchire
ოჩამჩირე, Очамчы́ра | |
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town | |
 Fountain in Ochamchire | |
 Location of Ochamchire within Abkhazia | |
  Ochamchire Location of Ochamchire in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′00″N 41°28′00″E / 42.71667°N 41.46667°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country |  Abkhazia[1] |
| District | Ochamchire |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 5,280 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Ochamchire or Ochamchira (Georgian: ოჩამჩირე, [otʃʰamtʃʰiɾe] ; Abkhaz: Очамчыра, Ochamchyra; Russian: Очамчира, Ochamchira) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia,[3] Georgia, and a centre of an eponymous district.
According to the 1989 Soviet population census, Ochamchire had 20,078 residents. After the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict of 1992–93, Ochamchire experienced a significant population decline due to ethnic cleansing of Georgians. Most of the displaced persons affected by the conflict have yet to return to the city. Ochamchire lies along the left bank of the Ghalidzga River where it enters the sea. The city is located 53 kilometres (33 miles) southeast of the Abkhazian capital of Sukhumi.
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Russian) Infos at ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru
- ^ 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.