Tquarchal District
| Tquarchal District Тҟәарчал араион ტყვარჩელის რაიონი Ткуарчалский район | |
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| District | |
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| Country |
 Georgia |
| Independent state |
 Abkhazia |
| Capital | Tkvarcheli |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Timur Gogua[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,012 |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) |
Tquarchal district is a district of the Republic of Abkhazia. It has no equivalent Georgian district, as it was newly formed in 1995 from parts of Ochamchira District and Gali District, centered around its eponymous capital, Tkvarcheli (Abkhaz: Тҟәарчал Tqvarchal, Russian: Ткуарчал Tquarchal). The population of the district was 14,477 at the time of the 2003 census.[2] By the 2011 census, it had increased to 16,012.[3] Of note is Bedia Cathedral located within the district.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, the population of the district was 16,012. The ethnic composition of the population was as follows:[4]
- Georgians (58.0%)
- Abkhaz (32.0%)
- Mingrelians (4.4%)
- Russians (3.4%)
- Ukrainians (0.4%)
- Armenians (0.3%)
- Greeks (0.1%)
- Svans (0.1%)
Economy
 Coal is transported via pipeline (to the left) and trucks from the mines in Tquarchal district |
The coal-mining carried out by the Turkish Tamsaş company is the district's main industry and source of income as Tamsaş's tax payments account for 75% of its budget. The company was criticised for neglecting environmental requirements.[5] Construction of a new cement plant is planned now, its output to be used for the Olympic construction projects in Sochi.[6]
Administration
On 27 March 2003, Valeri Kharchilava announced at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers that he wanted to resign.[7] On 31 March 2003, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Daur Arshba was appointed the new Administration Head.[8]
On 22 March 2005, newly elected President Sergei Bagapsh dismissed Daur Arshba and appointed Timur Gogua in his stead.[9] On 23 February 2007, before the local elections, President Bagapsh temporarily prolonged Timur Gogua's tenure as Head of the District Administration.[10] After Gogua was re-elected to the District Assembly, he was permanently re-appointed on 21 March.[11]
List of Governors
| # | Name | Entered office | Left office | President | Comments | ||
| Heads of the District Administration: | |||||||
| Valeri Kharchilava | ≤ May 2001 | 31 March 2003 | Vladislav Ardzinba | ||||
| Daur Arshba | 31 March 2003 | [8] | 22 March 2005 | [9] | |||
| Timur Gogua | 22 March 2005 | [9] | 29 May 2011 | Sergei Bagapsh | |||
| 29 May 2011 | Present | Alexander Ankvab | |||||
Settlements
The district's main settlements are:
References
- ↑ as of 2007; President of Abkhazia official site, Президент продлил полномочия главы администрации Ткуарчальского района, 23/02/2007
- ↑ 1989, 2003 Census results
- ↑ 2011 Census results
- ↑ 2011 Census results
- ↑ The Turkish Tamsas Can Resume Mining in Abkhazia If It Complies with Environmental Requirements 09/11/2006 18:00, Official site of the President of Abkhazia
- ↑ Ткуарчал отметил 65-летний юбилей 20/04/2007 18:13, Official site of the President of Abkhazia
- ↑ "Выпуск № 053". Apsnypress. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Выпуск № 104". Apsnypress. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Bagapsh, Sergei (22 March 2005). "О главе Администрации Ткуарчалского района". Administration of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Президент продлил полномочия главы администрации Ткуарчальского района". Administration of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Президент продлил полномочия действующих глав региональных администраций". Administration of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
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