Gulripsh district

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Gulripsh district
Гәылрыҧшь араион
გულრიფშის რაიონი
Гульрипшский район
Map of Gulripsh district in Abkhazia
Capital Gulripsh
Governor Mikhail Logua[1]
Area 1835 km2
Population (2003) 19,918*
Density NA/km²

Gulripsh district is a district of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, de jure part of Georgia. As such, it corresponds to the eponymous district of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia. Its capital is Gulripsh, the town by the same name. The part of Gulripsh district known as Upper Abkhazia, home mostly to ethnic Georgians (Svans), is controlled by Georgia. Of the district's 19,918 inhabitants, 1,956 live in Upper Abkhazia.[2]

Dranda Cathedral is one of the oldest in Abkhazia
Dranda Cathedral is one of the oldest in Abkhazia

The district's main settlements are:

[edit] References

  1. ^ as of 2006
  2. ^ 2003 (2002) Census results
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¹ Parts of these districts form Upper Abkhazia, which remains under Georgian control but is claimed by the de facto Republic of Abkhazia.

² This district is not included in de jure subdivision of Georgia.
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