MacharaMachara is a village in the Gulripshi District of Abkhazia.DemographicsAt the time of the 2011 census, Machara had a population of 2,640. Of these, 66.8% were Armenian, 23.7% Abkhaz, 6.5% Russian, 1.0% Georgian, 0.8% Greek and 0.3% Ukrainian. The Abkhaz population has been increasing in recent years due to the settlement of repatriate families. On 30 May 2012, 37 repatriated members of the Abkhaz diaspora and their families received restored apartments in Machara.