Sukhumi district

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Sukhumi district Аҟәа араион სოხუმის რაიონი Сухумский район
Capital	Sukhumi
Governor	Vladimir Avidzba[1]
Area	1523 km²
Population (2003)	11,747
Density	NA/km²

Sukhumi district is a district of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, de jure part of Georgia. As such, it corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Sukhumi, the town by the same name, which is also the capital of entire Abkhazia. The population of the district is 11.747 according to the 2003 census. The city of Sukhumi is a separate administrative entity with more than 40,000 inhabitants.^[2]

The district's main settlements are:

• Sukhumi
• Pskhu

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v • d • e Administrative divisions of Abkhazia Districts Gagra · Gali · Gudauta · Gulripsh¹ · Ochamchira¹ · Sukhumi · Tkvarcheli² City Sukhumi Towns Gagra · Gali · Gudauta · New Athos · Ochamchira · Pitsunda · Tkvarcheli Other settlements Bzyb · Gulripsh · Gyachrypsh · Ilori · Lykhny · Myussera · Pskhu · Tsandripsh 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.