Och'amch'ire
Local name: Очамчыра
Located in Ochamchira District, Abkhazia Coordinates: 42°42′44″ N 41°28′07″ E
- Population
- 5,238
- 5.2K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport32 km
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport103 km
About Och'amch'ire
Och'amch'ire is a city. Location: Ochamchira District, Abkhazia. Population: 5,238. Elevation: 5 m.
Ochamchire or Ochamchira (Georgian: ოჩამჩირე, [otʃʰamtʃʰiɾe] ; Abkhaz: Очамчыра, Ochamchyra; Russian: Очамчира, Ochamchira) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, Georgia, and a center of an eponymous district. According to the 1989 Soviet population census, Ochamchire had 20,078 residents. After the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict of 1992–93, Ochamchire experienced a significant population decline due to ethnic cleansing of Georgians.
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Travel notes for Och'amch'ire
From Wikivoyage
Ochamchire or Ochamchira (Abkhaz: Очамчыра, Georgian: ოჩამჩირე) is a small coastal town in Abkhazia.
Understand+
The town was founded around the 6th century BC (i.e. 2,600 years ago) by Greek colonists under the name of Gyenos.
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There are frequent marshrutkas to Sukhumi (50 km, 1 hr).
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Population of Och'amch'ire over time
| 1989 | 20,379 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4,702 | |
| 2011 | 5,280 | |
| 2012 | 5,297 | |
| 2013 | 5,304 | |
| 2014 | 5,328 | |
| 2015 | 5,297 | |
| 2016 | 5,271 | |
| 2017 | 5,289 | |
| 2018 | 5,293 | |
| 2019 | 5,276 | |
| 2022 | 5,276 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Och'amch'ire
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (150 mm)
- Driest month
- February (106 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 11° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 106 | 119 | 118 | 111 | 141 | 119 | 121 | 129 | 141 | 130 | 150 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Och'amch'ire
The nearest airport is Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 112 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 32 kmnorthwest
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 103 kmsoutheast
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 123 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 112 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 120 kmsouth
- Rize Population: 119.8K 204 kmsouthwest
- Trabzon Population: 244.1K 238 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 300 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Och'amch'ire
Within 100 km: 9 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Mokvi River 6 kmNW
25–60 km10 places
- Gomi River 34 kmE
- Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 55 kmN
- Mta Lashk’enderi Mountain 25 kmNE
- Khobi River 50 kmS
60–100 km14 places
- Abasha River 75 kmSE
- Gora Dombay-Ul’gen Mountain 63 kmN
- Bzyb Mountain Range Mountain 91 kmNW
- Kodoris Kedi Mountain 65 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources