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Ochkhamuri is located on the banks of the [[Ochkhamuri river|homonymous river]], at 12 m above [[sea level]]. It is part of the [[Kobuleti District|Kobuleti Municipality]] and is situated on the administrative boundary of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara with the rest of Georgia, specifically with the [[mkhare|region]] of [[Guria]]. |
Ochkhamuri is located on the banks of the [[Ochkhamuri river|homonymous river]], at 12 m above [[sea level]]. It is part of the [[Kobuleti District|Kobuleti Municipality]] and is situated on the administrative boundary of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara with the rest of Georgia, specifically with the [[mkhare|region]] of [[Guria]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[collectivization]] campaign of the |
The [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[collectivization]] campaign of the 1920s and 1930s made this otherwise non-notable village a part of a larger subtropical agricultural area. A tea [[kolkhoz]] farm created at Ochkhamuri triggered an influx of migrants which significantly increased the settlement's population.<ref>{{ru icon}} Jaoshvili, Vakhtang (1968), Население Грузии ("The Population of Georgia"), p. 121. Tbilisi: Metsniereba</ref> In 1954, the village was given the status of an urban-type settlement (Georgian: ''daba'').<ref name="2002census"/> As of the Georgian census of 2002, Ochkhamuri had the population of 5,026.<ref name="2002census"/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 15:17, 28 June 2013
Ochkhamuri ოჩხამური | |
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| Country |  Georgia |
| Autonomous Republic | Adjara |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,026 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Ochkhamuri (Georgian: ოჩხამური) is a small town (daba) in Adjara, Georgia, with the population of around 5,000 as of 2002.[1]
Geography
Ochkhamuri is located on the banks of the homonymous river, at 12 m above sea level. It is part of the Kobuleti Municipality and is situated on the administrative boundary of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara with the rest of Georgia, specifically with the region of Guria.
History
The Soviet collectivization campaign of the 1920s and 1930s made this otherwise non-notable village a part of a larger subtropical agricultural area. A tea kolkhoz farm created at Ochkhamuri triggered an influx of migrants which significantly increased the settlement's population.[2] In 1954, the village was given the status of an urban-type settlement (Georgian: daba).[1] As of the Georgian census of 2002, Ochkhamuri had the population of 5,026.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:Ka iconResults of all-Georgia census of 2002: Table 15. State Department for Statistics of Georgia. Accessed on April 3, 2011
- ^ Template:Ru icon Jaoshvili, Vakhtang (1968), Население Грузии ("The Population of Georgia"), p. 121. Tbilisi: Metsniereba
