Machara

Machara (Georgian: მაჭარა; Russian: Мачара) is a village in the Gulripshi District of Abkhazia,[1] Georgia. On 30 May 2012, 37 repatriated members of the Abkhaz diaspora and their families received restored apartments in Machara.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Census, Machara had a population of 2,640. Of these, 66.8% were Armenian, 23.7% Abkhaz, 6.5% Russian, 1.0% Georgian, 0.8% Greek and 0.3% Ukrainian.[3]

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. ↑ "37 абхазских репатриантов получили ключи от квартир в доме, восстановленном за счет государства в селе Мачара Гульрипшского района". Apsnypress. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ 2011 Census results