Koz ( Osset. Kyoz , cargo. კოზი - Kozi ) is a village in the Caucasus , part of the Dzau region of South Ossetia ( Onsky municipality of the region of Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti of Georgia ).
| Village | |
| Goats | |
|---|---|
| Osset. Kyoz | |
| A country | South Ossetia / Georgia [1] |
| Area | Dzau District [2] / Java Municipality [3] |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 , in summer UTC + 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 40 [4] people ( 2015 ) |
| Nationalities | Ossetians |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
Refers to the Fazykau (Fazikau) rural administration in South Ossetia . [5]
Geography
The village is located in the Koz gorge on the right bank of the Kozidon River (a tributary of the Garula River, which flows into the Rioni ), 8 km north of the city of Kvaysa . [6] .
Historically, the village of Koz included three settlements:
- Upper Koz ( Ossetian. Ullag Kyoz , cargo. ზემო ქოზი - Zemo-Kozi , turned into ruins [7] ),
- Middle Goats ( Ossetian Astæukkag Kyoz , cargo. შუა ქოზი - Shua-Kozi ),
- Lower Koz ( Ossetian. Dællag Kyoz , cargo. ქვემო ქოზი - Kvemo-Kozi ).
Population
In 1987, 230 people lived in Kozi, including 130 in Kvemo-Kozi and 100 in Shua-Kozi [7] .
According to the 2015 census, the population of the village of Koz as a whole amounted to 40 inhabitants [4] .
Notes
- ↑ This locality is located on the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region , which is disputed . According to the administrative-territorial division of Georgia , the disputed territory (“ Tskhinvali region ”) is divided between the Akhalgori , Gori , Javi , Karelian , Onsk and Sachkher municipalities . In fact, the disputed territory is occupied by the partially recognized state of the Republic of South Ossetia .
- ↑ Under the jurisdiction of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia
- ↑ According to the jurisdiction of Georgia
- ↑ 1 2 Results of the 2015 General Population Census of the Republic of South Ossetia / Responsible for the release: I. R. Tibilov , T. V. Bazaev , R. R. Zasseyeva , M. E. Pukhaev , A. V. Siukaev , M. Kh. Guchmazova . - Tskhinval: Office of State Statistics of the Republic of South Ossetia, 2016. - 452 p.
- ↑ Administrative map of the Dzau district Department of State Statistics of South Ossetia
- ↑ Map sheet K-38-52 Java . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1987. 1989 Edition
- ↑ 1 2 Map sheet K-38-52 Java . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1987. 1989 edition See: Kvemo-Kozi (0.13 thousand lives), Shua-Kozi (0.10 thousand lives), developed. Zemo Kozi (no residents)