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Village

Pitsunda

Local name: Пицунда

Located in Gagra District, Abkhazia Coordinates: 43°09′33″ N 40°20′23″ E

Map showing the location of Pitsunda Pitsunda
Location in Georgia
Population
3,986
4K
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
AER Sochi International Airport45 km
SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport72 km

About Pitsunda

Pitsunda is a village. Location: Gagra District, Abkhazia. Population: 3,986. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Pitsunda or Bichvinta (Georgian: ბიჭვინთა, [bitʃʼʷintʰa] ; Abkhaz: Пицунда; Russian: Пицунда) is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia/Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region in the antiquity and the Middle Ages. Since Soviet times it has been one of the main resorts of Abkhazia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Pitsunda over time

Population of Pitsunda over time
1989 11,030
2003 3,842
2011 4,198
2012 4,186
2013 4,195
2014 4,180
2015 4,147
2016 4,125
2017 4,123
2018 4,129
2019 4,107
2020 4,088

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pitsunda

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (192 mm)
Driest month
July (99 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pitsunda
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°12°17°20°24°27°27°23°19°14°10°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°8°12°16°19°18°14°10°6°3°
Precipitation (mm)15711111311110310799115137163177192

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Pitsunda

The nearest airport is Sochi International Airport (AER), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batumi, 199 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sochi International Airport (AER) Sochi 45 kmnorthwest
  • Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 72 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 201 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 199 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 217 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 238 kmsouth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 245 kmsouth
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 297 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pitsunda

Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Bzipi River 7 kmNW
  • Kolkhida River 11 kmN

25–60 km11 places

  • Gora Bagnarges Mountain 36 kmN
  • Psou River 37 kmNW
  • Pkhista River 42 kmNW
  • Gagris Kedi Mountain 30 kmN

60–100 km5 places

  • Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 88 kmE
  • Amt’q’eli River 81 kmE
  • Tba Amtqeli Lake 78 kmE
  • K’odori River 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Bzipi River, Abkhazia
    6.5 km NW
  • Kolkhida River, Abkhazia
    11 km N

Sources & licences

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