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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
 • Total772 km2 (298 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total39,390[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.

Administration

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Grigori Enik was reappointed as Administration Head on 10 May 2001 following the March 2001 local elections.[5]

In December 2002, Enik was appointed Head of the State Customs Committee,[6] he was succeeded by Valeri Bganba.[7] On 25 May 2006, Bganba was released from office by President Bagapsh upon his own request, and succeeded by Astamur Ketsba.[8] In turn, after the election of Alexander Ankvab, on 6 September 2011 Ketsba was dismissed upon his own request and temporarily replaced by his deputy Teimuraz Kapba.[9] On 15 November, Grigori Enik, who had previously headed the Presidential Administration, was appointed Acting Head of Gagra District.[10] On 28 May 2012, Enik was permanently appointed.[11]

Following the May 2014 Revolution and the election of Raul Khajimba as President, he dismissed Enik and replaced him with MP Beslan Bartsits (as acting Head) on 22 October.[12] Bartsits was confirmed in his post the following year.[13]

On 16 May 2016, Bartsits became Head of the Presidential Administration.[14] The same day, Gagra Forestry Director Zaur Bganba was appointed acting District Head.[15] Bganba was confirmed in his post on 2 June.[16][17]

List of governors

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# Name From Until President Comments
Chairmen of the (executive committee of the) City Soviet:
Enver Kapba 1967 [18] 1970 [18]
Heads of the City Administration:
Ruslan Iazychba ≤1994 ≥1997 Vladislav Ardzinba
Grigori Enik ≤2000 December 2002 First time
Valeri Bganba December 2002 [7] 12 February 2005
12 February 2005 25 May 2006 [8] Sergei Bagapsh
Astamur Ketsba 25 May 2006 [8] 29 May 2011
29 May 2011 6 September 2011 [9] Alexander Ankvab
Teimuraz Kapba 6 September 2011 [9] 15 November 2011 Acting
Grigori Enik 15 November 2011 [10] 1 June 2014 Second time
1 June 2014 22 October 2014 Valeri Bganba
Beslan Bartsits 22 October 2014 [12] 16 May 2016 [14] Raul Khajimba
Zaur Bganba 16 May 2016 [15] Present

Demographics

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According to 2011 census, the population of the district included:[4]

Settlements

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The district's main settlements are:

The district is mostly mountainous except for the Bzyb lowland in the southern part of it (where Pitsunda is located) and is crossed by several ranges (Gagra, Arabika and others).

See also

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Notes

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  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.

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b Population censuses in Abkhazia: 1886, 1926, 1939, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2003, 2011 (in Russian)
  5. ^ "Выпуск № 92". Apsnypress. 10 May 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ^ Новые назначения в правительстве Абхазии. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 18 December 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Бганба Валерий Рамшухович". Caucasian Knot. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  8. ^ a b c Regnum.ru администрации Гагрского района Абхазии назначен Астамур Кецба, 26.05.2006
  9. ^ a b c "Астамур Кецба освобожден от должности главы Администрации Гагрского района на основании личного заявления". Apsnypress. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Григорий Еник назначен исполняющим обязанности главы администрации Гагрского района". Apsnypress. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Григорий Еник назначен главой администрации Гагрского района". Gagra District Administration. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Беслан Барциц назначен исполняющим обязанности главы администрации Гагрского района". Apsnypress. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  13. ^ "БЕСЛАН БАРЦИЦ НАЗНАЧЕН РУКОВОДИТЕЛЕМ АДМИНИСТРАЦИИ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА РЕСПУБЛИКИ АБХАЗИЯ". Abkhazia Inform. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Беслан Барциц назначен Руководителем Администрации Президента РА". Apsnypress. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Заур Бганба назначен исполняющим обязанности главы Администрации Гагрского района". Apsnypress. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Президент подписал указы о назначении глав районных и городских администраций". Apsnypress. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  17. ^ "ПРЕЗИДЕНТ РАУЛЬ ХАДЖИМБА ПОДПИСАЛ УКАЗЫ О НАЗНАЧЕНИИ ГЛАВ РАЙОННЫХ И ГОРОДСКИХ АДМИНИСТРАЦИЙ". Abkhazia Inform. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  18. ^ a b Lakoba, Stanislav. "Кто есть кто в Абхазии". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.