Adzyubzha (Georgian: აძიუბჟა; Abkhaz: Аӡҩыбжьа; Russian: Адзю́бжа) is a rural settlement in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic.
Adzyubzha
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Adzyubzha Adzyubzha | |
Coordinates: 42°50′18″N 41°11′00″E / 42.83833°N 41.18333°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Partially recognized independent country | Abkhazia[1] |
District | Ochamchira |
Population (1989) | |
• Total | 3,597 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Situated at the mouth of Kodori River, the settlement was known as the most important centre of the Afro-Abkhazian population who lived in Adzyubzha and its vicinity.[2]
Adzyubzha had a population of 3597 people in 1989[3] but it was significantly depopulated following the 1993 War. The Georgian population (mostly Mingrelians and Lechkhumeli) moved to Georgia, while non-Georgians emigrated to other parts of Abkhazia as well as Russia. At the time of the 2011 Abkhazian Census, Adzyubzha had a population of 1,072. Of these, 84.0% were Abkhaz, 6.0% Russian, 5.8% Georgian, 1.0% Armenian, 0.7% Greek and 0.1% Ukrainian.[4]