Armenians in Abkhazia

Armenians in Abkhazia
Total population
41,907 (2011, census)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Armenian (Homshetsi dialect)
Religion
Armenian Apostolic Church
Related ethnic groups

The Armenians in Abkhazia form the second largest ethnic group in Abkhazia after the native Abkhazians. Armenians settled in Abkhazia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are now the largest ethnic group in Sukhumi, Gulripshi and Gagra Districts forming 20% of the Abkhazian population with approximately 42,000 out of a total of 242,862.