Ochamchira district is a district of the Republic of Abkhazia. Its capital is Ochamchira, the town by the same name. The district is smaller than the Ochamchire district

Ochamchire district

Ochamchire Municipality is an administrative unit in the Georgian Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. The capital of the district is Ochamchire. Ochamchire district has boundaries with Gulripsh and Gali districts of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Tsalenjikha Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti....

 in the de jure subdivision of Georgia, as some of its former territory is now part of Tkvarcheli district, formed by de facto Abkhaz authorities in 1995. The population of the Ochamchira district is 24,629 according to the 2003 census. Until the August 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley

Battle of the Kodori Valley

The Battle of Kodori Valley was a military operation in the Upper Kodori Valley, during the 2008 South Ossetia war, the only part of Abkhazia, which remained under Georgian control after the War in Abkhazia from 1992 to 1993. Hostilities started, during the 2008 South Ossetia war, the Abkhazian...

, some mountainous parts of the district were still under Georgian

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 control, as part of Upper Abkhazia

Upper Abkhazia

Upper Abkhazia is a term introduced in 2006, to denote the northeastern part of the disputed territory of Abkhazia, that had remained under Georgian control after the 1992 - 1993 War in Abkhazia. From September 2006 until August 2008 its main village, Chkhalta, hosted the Government of the...

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Administration

After Sergei Bagapsh

Sergei Bagapsh

Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh was the second President of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and was later elected as President in 2005. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election...

 became president in 2005

Abkhazian presidential election, 2005

Presidential elections were held in the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia on 12 January 2005.-Background:A Presidential election had been held in Abkhazia on 3 October, but had resulted in a prolonged conflict over the results between the two main contenders, Raul Khadjimba, who had been Prime...

, he appointed Vladimir Atumava to succeed Appolon Dumaa on 21 February 2005. 22 February 2007 Atumava was released from office and temporarily replaced by his deputy Ramaza Jopua. On 3 April Daur Tarba

Daur Tarba

Daur Tarba is Chairman of United Abkhazia, the ruling party of Abkhazia, and a former Vice Premier and head of the Ochamchira district.-Career:...

 became the new head of the administration. On 18 December 2008, Tarba asked to be released from office, and he was replaced by Murman Jopua, who had until then been vice head. The new vice head is Zurab Kajaia. Tarba went on to become chairman of United Abkhazia

United Abkhazia

United Abkhazia is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004 as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opposition candidate for the October 2004 presidential elections....

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List of heads of the administration

#	Name	Entered office		Left office		President	Comments
	Batal Tapagua Batal Tapagua Batal Tabagua is the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was appointed to the Central Election Commission December 11, 2004 by outgoing president Vladislav Ardzinba and elected Chairman December 14 after his predecessor, Sergei Smyr, had resigned during the...	October 1993		September 1995		Vladislav Ardzinba Vladislav Ardzinba Vladislav Grigori-ipa Ardzinba was the first President of Abkhazia. A historian by education, Ardzinba led Abkhazia to de facto independence in the 1992-1993 War with Georgia, but its de jure independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President...
	Khripsom Jopua
	Appolon Dumaa			21 February 2005
	Vladimir Atumava	21 February 2005		22 February 2007		Sergei Bagapsh Sergei Bagapsh Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh was the second President of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and was later elected as President in 2005. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election...
	Ramaza Jopua	22 February 2007		3 April 2007			Acting
	Daur Tarba Daur Tarba Daur Tarba is Chairman of United Abkhazia, the ruling party of Abkhazia, and a former Vice Premier and head of the Ochamchira district.-Career:...	3 April 2007		18 December 2008
	Murman Jopua	18 December 2008		Incumbent

Demographics

According to 2003 census, the population of the district included:

• Abkhaz (76.1%)
• Georgians (9.2%)
• Armenians (8.8%)
• Russians (3.8%)
• Greeks (0.3%)

Settlements

The district's main settlements are:

• Ochamchira
• Ilori
  Ilori
  Ilori is a village in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea. The elevation of the village is 10 meters above sea level. The location was first mentioned in the 11th century, AD. During the Middle Ages, Ilori became a part of the Principality of Odishi...
  
  
• Labra
  Labra (village)
  Labra is a village located south of Sukhumi, Abkhazia, in the Ochamchira district and populated predominantly by ethnic Armenians who founded the village in 1890 after emigration from Ordu....
  
  
• Mokva