Adzyubzha (აძიუბჟა; ; ) is a rural settlement in the Ochamchire Municipality of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic.
Situated at the mouth of Kodori River, the settlement was known as the most important center of the Afro-Abkhazians population who lived in Adzyubzha and its vicinity.
History
Adzyubzha had a population of 3597 people in 1989
[ НАСЕЛЕНИЕ АБХАЗИИ] but it was significantly depopulated following the 1993 War. The
Georgians population (mostly
Mingrelians and
Lechkhumi) moved to other regions 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 people, 6.0%
Russians, 5.8%
Georgians, 1.0%
Armenians, 0.7%
Greeks and 0.1%
Ukrainians.
See also
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Ochamchire Municipality
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Ochamchira District
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Abkhazians of African descent
