Varcha [3] [4] [5] [6] ( Abkh. Uarcha , cargo. ვარჩა ) is a village in Abkhazia , in the Gulrypsh region of the partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia , according to the administrative division of Georgia , in the Gulripshsky municipality of the Abkhaz Autonomous Republic [1] . Altitude is 15 meters.
| Village | |
| Varcha | |
|---|---|
| abh. Huarcha , cargo. ვარჩა | |
| A country | Republic of Abkhazia / Georgia [1] |
| Area | Gulripshsky |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 15 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2677 [2] people ( 1989 ) |
Population
In 1959, 1853 people lived in the village of Varcha, mostly Georgians [7] [8] . In 1989, 2677 people lived in the village [2] , also mainly Georgians [9] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 This settlement is located in Abkhazia , which is a disputed territory . According to the administrative division of Georgia , the disputed territory is occupied by the Abkhaz Autonomous Republic . In fact, the disputed territory is occupied by the partially recognized state of the Republic of Abkhazia .
- ↑ 1 2 All-Union Population Census 1989. Abkhaz ASSR
- ↑ Western Caucasus // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 119. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ North Caucasus (center, east) // General characteristics of the territory / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" and the State Center "Nature" in 2004; ch. ed. A. N. Krajukhin ; open Ed .: G.V. Pozdnyak , N.N. Polunkina , N.V. Smurova . - M .: Roskartografiya, 2004 .-- S. 166-167. - ( National Atlas of Russia : 4 vols . ; 2004-2008, vol. 1). - ISBN 5-85120-217-3 .
- ↑ Varcha // Dictionary of geographical names of the USSR / GUGK , TsNIIGAiK . - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1983 .-- S. 44.
- ↑ Instruction for the Russian transfer of geographical names of the Abkhaz ASSR. - M .: Nauka, 1977 .-- 27 p.
- ↑ All-Union population census 1959. Sukhumi district (incl. Modern Gulripshsky district). Villages and Primary Nationalities
- ↑ Ethnocard of the Abkhaz ASSR 1959
- ↑ Ethnic-language maps of Abkhazia in 1989. Koryakov Yu. B.