Merkheuli

Merkheuli
Мархьаул, მერხეული
Village
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Coordinates: 42°59′31″N 41°09′51″E / 42.991825°N 41.164296°E / 42.991825; 41.164296Coordinates: 42°59′31″N 41°09′51″E / 42.991825°N 41.164296°E / 42.991825; 41.164296
Country Abkhazia (de facto)
Georgia (de jure)
District Gulripshi District
Population (2011)
 • Total 839

Merkheuli (Abkhazian: Мархьаул; Georgian: მერხეული [mɛrxɛuli]) is a village in Abkhazia.[Note 1] A 2011 census recorded a population of 839 people.

History

Merkheuli was established in 1879.[1]

Notable people

Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945.

Population

Year of census Population Ethnic composition
1886 466 Russians (61.4%), Georgians (32.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%)
1926 3,827 Georgians (47.3%), Armenians (15.8%), Russians and Ukrainians (9.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%)
1959 3,076 Georgians, Armenians, Russians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages)
1989 3,939 Georgians, Armenians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages)
2011[2] 839 Armenians (76.3%), Georgians (9.4%), Abkhazians (8.6%), Russians (4.4%)

Climate

Merkheuli has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa.)

Climate data for Merkheuli
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)		 5.9
(42.6)		 8.8
(47.8)		 12.4
(54.3)		 16.9
(62.4)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 16.2
(61.2)		 11.5
(52.7)		 7.6
(45.7)		 14.3
(57.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119
(4.69)		 104
(4.09)		 114
(4.49)		 122
(4.8)		 97
(3.82)		 123
(4.84)		 117
(4.61)		 131
(5.16)		 132
(5.2)		 131
(5.16)		 134
(5.28)		 143
(5.63)		 1,467
(57.77)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

See also

Note

  1. ↑ Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.

References

  1. ↑ http://abkhazmoscow.ru/en/ob-abkhazii/historydate.php
  2. ↑ http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/gulripsh11.html
  3. ↑ "Climate: Merkheuli". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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