Bolnisi District
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Bolnisi is a district of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

, in the region of Kvemo Kartli
Kvemo Kartli
Kvemo Kartli is a historic province and current administrative region in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is a regional capital. The population is mixed between Azeris and Georgians .The current governor is Davit Kirkitadze.- External links :* *...

. Its main town is Bolnisi
Bolnisi
Bolnisi , is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. Currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants....

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Geographical location

Bolnisi District is situated south-west part of country and has common border upon Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

. Area of district amounts 804 km². The highest point is Lok mount. (2124 m. above sea level).

Administrative division

Bolnisi District consists of 3 towns (Bolnisi
Bolnisi
Bolnisi , is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. Currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants....

, Kazreti
Kazreti
Kazreti is a town in Georgia, Bolnisi district, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. The principal economic activity is mining. Latitude 41.379963, Longitude 44.410007, Elevation 699 meters....

 and Tamarisi) and 45 villages. The largest village is Fakhralo
Fakhralo
Fakhrali, also Talaveri is a large village in Bolnisi District of Republic of Georgia.-Geographical location:Fakhrali is situated south-west part of country above 530-645 meter of sea level...

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Population

Population of district amounted 76.7 Th. person at the beginning of 2009 and has diminished 7% since getting of independence of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. According to population census in 2002 Azeris have been predominating with 66% at the ethnic structure of inhabitants. Georgians
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....

 was 26,8% and Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

5,8% .
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