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Merkheuli
Мархьаул, მერხეული | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°59′31″N 41°09′51″E / 42.991825°N 41.164296°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Partially recognized independent country | Abkhazia [1] |
District | Gulripshi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 839 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+4 |
Merkheuli ( Abkhaz: Мархьаул; Georgian: მერხეული [meɾχeuli]; Armenian: Մերխեուլ) is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia. [Note 1] A 2011 census recorded a population of 839 people.
Fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village. [2]
Merkheuli was established in 1879. [3]
Following the Armenian genocide, many Armenians resettled in Merkheuli, eventually becoming the majority ethnicity in the town.
Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, was born in Merkheuli in 1899.
Year of census | Population | Ethnic composition |
---|---|---|
1886[ citation needed] | 466 | Russians (61.4%), Georgians (32.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%) |
1926[ citation needed] | 3,827 | Georgians (47.3%), Armenians (15.8%), Russians and Ukrainians (9.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%) |
1959[ citation needed] | 3,076 | Georgians, Armenians, Russians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages) |
1989[ citation needed] | 3,939 | Georgians, Armenians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages) |
2011 [4] | 839 | Armenians (76.3%), Georgians (9.4%), Abkhazians (8.6%), Russians (4.4%) |
Merkheuli has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa.)
Climate data for Merkheuli | |||||||||||||
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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 (4.7) |
104 (4.1) |
114 (4.5) |
122 (4.8) |
97 (3.8) |
123 (4.8) |
117 (4.6) |
131 (5.2) |
132 (5.2) |
131 (5.2) |
134 (5.3) |
143 (5.6) |
1,467 (57.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [5] |
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Merkheuli
Мархьаул, მერხეული | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 42°59′31″N 41°09′51″E / 42.991825°N 41.164296°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Partially recognized independent country | Abkhazia [1] |
District | Gulripshi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 839 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+4 |
Merkheuli ( Abkhaz: Мархьаул; Georgian: მერხეული [meɾχeuli]; Armenian: Մերխեուլ) is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia. [Note 1] A 2011 census recorded a population of 839 people.
Fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village. [2]
Merkheuli was established in 1879. [3]
Following the Armenian genocide, many Armenians resettled in Merkheuli, eventually becoming the majority ethnicity in the town.
Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, was born in Merkheuli in 1899.
Year of census | Population | Ethnic composition |
---|---|---|
1886[ citation needed] | 466 | Russians (61.4%), Georgians (32.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%) |
1926[ citation needed] | 3,827 | Georgians (47.3%), Armenians (15.8%), Russians and Ukrainians (9.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%) |
1959[ citation needed] | 3,076 | Georgians, Armenians, Russians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages) |
1989[ citation needed] | 3,939 | Georgians, Armenians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages) |
2011 [4] | 839 | Armenians (76.3%), Georgians (9.4%), Abkhazians (8.6%), Russians (4.4%) |
Merkheuli has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa.)
Climate data for Merkheuli | |||||||||||||
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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 (4.7) |
104 (4.1) |
114 (4.5) |
122 (4.8) |
97 (3.8) |
123 (4.8) |
117 (4.6) |
131 (5.2) |
132 (5.2) |
131 (5.2) |
134 (5.3) |
143 (5.6) |
1,467 (57.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [5] |