Sukhumi District

Sukhumi District
სოხუმის რაიონი
Аҟәа араион
Сухумский район
Location of Sukhumi in Abkhazia
Coordinates: 43°12′00″N 41°00′00″E / 43.2000°N 41.0000°E / 43.2000; 41.0000
Country Georgia
De facto state Abkhazia
CapitalSukhumi
Government
  GovernorBeslan Avidzba
Area
  Total
1,523 km2 (588 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
11,531
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Sukhumi District is one of the districts of Abkhazia, one of Georgia’s two breakaway republics. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian municipality. Its capital is Sukhumi, the town by the same name, which is also the capital of entire Abkhazia. The population of the district is 11,531 according to the 2011 census. The city of Sukhumi is a separate administrative entity with 62,914 inhabitants.