Ghvada

Place in Abkhazia, Georgia

Ghvada ღვადა (in Georgian) Ҕәада (in Abkhaz)
42°54′10″N 41°26′00″E / 42.90278°N 41.43333°E / 42.90278; 41.43333
Country	Georgia
Occupied by	Abkhazia^[1]
District	Ochamchira
Population (1989)^[2]
• Total	677
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4

Ghvada (Georgian: ღვადა; Abkhaz: Ҕәада) is a village in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, Georgia.^[3]

Notable residents

Nugzar Ashuba – Abkhaz politician, Speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia (2002–2012)

^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ The last census in Abkhazia was conducted in 1989.
^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.