Achigvara | |
Native Name: | Abkhazian: Аҽгәара, Georgian: აჩიგვარა |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Abkhazia#Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Partially recognized independent country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ochamchira |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1032 |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 42.6825°N 41.6332°W |
Achigvara or Achguara (Abkhazian: Аҽгәара; Georgian: აჩიგვარა) is a village in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia. The 2011 Abkhazian census recorded a population of 1,032 people.[1]
On 12 May 2008, the Republic of Abkhazia claimed to have shot down a Georgian Hermes 450 UAV over the village, though Georgia denied the claims. [2]
The 2011 census reported a population of 1,032 in the village. There were 74 Abkhaz, 22 Armenians, 833 Georgians, 25 Mingrelians, 1 Greek, 39 Russians, 13 Ukrainians, and 26 others.