Official Name: | Adzyubzha |
Native Name: | Georgian: აძიუბჟა Abkhazian: Аӡҩыбжьа Russian: Адзю́бжа |
Pushpin Map: | Abkhazia#Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Partially recognized independent country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ochamchira |
Population As Of: | 1989 |
Population Total: | 3597 |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 42.8383°N 41.1833°W |
Adzyubzha (Georgian: აძიუბჟა; Abkhazian: Аӡҩыбжьа; Russian: Адзю́бжа) is a rural settlement in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic.
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.[1]
Adzyubzha had a population of 3597 people in 1989[2] 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.[3]