Bzyb (village)
For other uses, see Bzyb (disambiguation).
| Bzyb ბზიფი(Georgian) Бзыҧ (Abkhaz) | |
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| Urban-type settlement and municipality | |
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 Location in Abkhazia | |
  Bzyb Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E / 43.2291666767°N 40.3702777878°ECoordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E / 43.2291666767°N 40.3702777878°E | |
| Country | Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia |
| District | Gagra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tamaz Leiba[gcity 1] |
| • Deputy Mayor | Alla Grigolia[gcity 1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,719 |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Bzyb (Georgian: ბზიფი, Abkhaz: Бзыҧ, Bzyph, Russian: Бзыбь or Бзыпта) is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra district of Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia. Next to the river Bzyb. There is a 10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby. The town became less important when the fortress was destroyed and the town passed into the control of the House of Inal-Ipa, which perhaps branched off around 1730 from the Abkhaz royal house the Chachba.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Census, Bzyb had a population of 4,719. Of these, 54.7% were Abkhaz, 27.5% Armenians, 10.7% Russians, 3.7% Georgians, 0.9% Ukrainians and 0.3% Greeks[1]
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Notes
- 1 2 Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
References
Gagra District Administration
- 1 2 "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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