▁than ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁de ▁j ure ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁former ▁territory ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁T kv arch eli ▁District , ▁formed ▁by ▁de ▁fact o ▁Ab kh az ▁authorities ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁G ali ▁District ▁was ▁populated ▁almost ▁entirely ▁by ▁M ing re li ans , ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁regional ▁sub div ision , ▁in ▁the ▁pre - war ▁Ab kh az ia . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁Georg ians ▁fled ▁the ▁district ▁following ▁the ▁inter - eth nic ▁cl ash es ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁From ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁have ▁returned ▁to ▁G ali ▁District ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁including ▁persons ▁comm uting ▁daily ▁across ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁line ▁and ▁those ▁migr ating ▁season ally ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁agricult ural ▁cycles . ▁G ali ▁District ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁only ▁district ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁with ▁eth nic ▁Georg ians ▁const itut ing ▁clear ▁majority . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁ 2 9 , 2 8 7 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁census ▁conducted ▁in ▁Ab kh az ia ▁but ▁that ▁figure ▁is ▁question ed ▁by ▁many ▁international ▁obser vers ; ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 4 5 ▁thousand ▁in ▁ 2 0