Gagra District

Gagra District
გაგრის რაიონი
Гагра араион
Гагрский район
District

Gega waterfall

Location of Gagra District in Abkhazia (de facto bordering)
Country  Georgia
De facto state  Abkhazia[1]
Capital Gagra
Government
 • Governor Beslan Bartsits Acting
Area
 • Total 772 km2 (298 sq mi)
Population (2003)
 • Total 37,002
 • Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+3)
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,[2] 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

In December 2002, Grigori Enik was appointed Head of the State Customs Committee,[3] he was succeeded by Valeri Bganba.[4] On 25 May 2006, Bganba was released from office by President Bagapsh upon his own request, and succeeded by Astamur Ketsba.[5] 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.[6] On 15 November, Grigori Enik, who had previously headed the Presidential Administration, was appointed Acting Head of Gagra District.[7] On 28 May 2012, Enik was permanently appointed.[8]

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.[9]

List of heads of the de facto administration

# Name From Until President Comments
Ruslan Iazychba ≤1994 ≥1997 Vladislav Ardzinba
Grigori Enik ≤2000 December 2002
Valeri Bganba December 2002 [4] 12 February 2005
12 February 2005 25 May 2006 [5] Sergei Bagapsh
Astamur Ketsba 25 May 2006 [5] 29 May 2011
29 May 2011 6 September 2011 [6] Alexander Ankvab
Teimuraz Kapba 6 September 2011 [6] 15 November 2011 Acting
Grigori Enik 15 November 2011 [7] 1 June 2014
1 June 2014 22 October 2014 Valeri Bganba
Beslan Bartsits 22 October 2014 [9] Present Raul Khajimba Acting

Demographics

According to 2003 census, the population of the district included:[2]

Settlements

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.

References

  1. ↑ Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Population censuses in Abkhazia: 1886, 1926, 1939, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2003 (Russian)
  3. ↑ Новые назначения в правительстве Абхазии. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 18 December 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Бганба Валерий Рамшухович". Caucasian Knot. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Regnum.ru администрации Гагрского района Абхазии назначен Астамур Кецба, 26.05.2006
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Астамур Кецба освобожден от должности главы Администрации Гагрского района на основании личного заявления". Apsnypress. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Григорий Еник назначен исполняющим обязанности главы администрации Гагрского района". Apsnypress. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Григорий Еник назначен главой администрации Гагрского района". Gagra District Administration. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Беслан Барциц назначен исполняющим обязанности главы администрации Гагрского района". Apsnypress. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

Coordinates: 43°25′55″N 40°15′53″E / 43.43194°N 40.26472°E