As a result of the War in Abkhazia the town's industries all but stopped and its population decreased greatly and was between 7,000 and 8,000 in 2004 according to some sources and only 4,800 according to others.
Kao rezultat rata u Abhaziji gradska industrija je propala a broj stanovnika je znatno smanjen, tako je 2004. godinu u gradu živjelo od 7.000 do 8.000 stanovnika prema nekim izvorima, dok prema drugima samo 4.800.