Mkhare
Name for administrative divisions of Georgia (country)
Adjara AR
Guria
Imereti
Kakheti
Kvemo Kartli
Mtskheta-
Mtianeti
Mtianeti
Racha-Lechkhumi
and Kvemo Svaneti
and Kvemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-
Zemo Svaneti
Zemo Svaneti
Samtskhe-
Javakheti
Javakheti
Shida Kartli
Tbilisi
Black Sea
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Russian Federation
Turkey
A mkhare (Georgian: მხარე, mxare) is a type of administrative division in the country of Georgia. It is usually translated into English as "region".
According to presidential decrees issued in 1994 and 1996,[citation needed] Georgia's division into regions is on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved. The regional administration is headed by a state commissioner (სახელმწიფო რწმუნებული, Saxelmćipo Rćmunebuli, usually translated as "governor"), an official appointed by the president.
The regions are further subdivided into municipalities.[1] There are nine regions in Georgia (see also map opposite):
Region | Capital | Population estimate (as of Jan. 1, 2019) [2] |
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Guria | Ozurgeti | 109,396 |
Imereti | Kutaisi | 497,396 |
Kakheti | Telavi | 312,453 |
Kvemo Kartli | Rustavi | 433,162 |
Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Mtskheta | 93,636 |
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti | Ambrolauri | 29,701 |
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | Zugdidi | 308,358 |
Samtskhe-Javakheti | Akhaltsikhe | 154,139 |
Shida Kartli | Gori | 257,279 |
See also
- Administrative divisions of Georgia
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