The population of the district was 29,287 according to the 2003 census conducted in Abkhazia but that figure is questioned by many international observers; it was estimated at 45 thousand in 2006 although Abkhazian authorities contested this number claiming that at least 65,000 refugees had returned.
A poboación do distrito era de 29 287 segundo o censo do 2003 levado a cabo Abkhazia, mais a república é cuestionada por diversos observadores internacionais; estimouse nuns 45 000 no 2006, malia que as autoridades abkhazas rexeitaron esta cifra alegando que polo menos 65 000 volveran ó distrito ese ano.