Tkuarchal
Local name: Тҟәарчал
Located in Tkvarcheli district, Abkhazia Coordinates: 42°50′25″ N 41°40′48″ E
- Population
- 5,044
- 5K
- Elevation
- 227 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport45 km
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport99 km
About Tkuarchal
Tkuarchal is a city. Location: Tkvarcheli district, Abkhazia. Population: 5,044. Elevation: 227 m.
Tkvarcheli (Georgian: ტყვარჩელი [tʼqʼʷaɾtʃʰeli] ; Abkhaz: Тҟəарчал, Tqwarchal; Ткуарчал, Tkuarchal; Russian: Ткварчели, Tkvarcheli) is a town in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It is situated on the river Ghalidzga and a railway connects it with Ochamchire. Akarmara, an area within the town, is a ghost town with abandoned apartments and factories which became uninhabited in the early 1990s due to the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993), and is home to just 35 residents today.
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At a glance
- Area
- 16.9 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Tkuarchal over time
| 1991 | 20,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4,786 | |
| 2011 | 5,013 | |
| 2012 | 5,032 | |
| 2013 | 5,054 | |
| 2014 | 5,071 | |
| 2015 | 5,095 | |
| 2016 | 5,110 | |
| 2017 | 5,111 | |
| 2018 | 5,103 | |
| 2019 | 5,110 | |
| 2020 | 5,097 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tkuarchal
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 173 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- February (101 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° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 29° | 25° | 21° | 14° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 123 | 101 | 104 | 139 | 130 | 145 | 129 | 136 | 152 | 177 | 173 | 162 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Tkuarchal
The nearest airport is Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI), 45 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 105 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 45 kmwest
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 99 kmsoutheast
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 137 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 105 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 133 kmsouth
- Rize Population: 119.8K 224 kmsouthwest
- Trabzon Population: 244.1K 260 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 290 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tkuarchal
Within 100 km: 13 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mta Lashk’enderi Mountain 6 kmSE
- Mokvi River 24 kmSW
25–60 km11 places
- Gomi River 27 kmSE
- Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 46 kmNW
- Amt’q’eli River 37 kmNW
- Egrisis Kedi Mountain 45 kmE
60–100 km15 places
- Kara Pınar Natural site 77 kmSE
- Khobi River 63 kmS
- Abasha River 79 kmSE
- Ushba Mountain 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mta Lashk’enderi Mountain, Abkhazia5.6 km SE
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Mokvi River, Abkhazia24 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources