List of cities in Georgia (country)
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The following list of Georgian cities is divided into three separate lists for Georgia
itself, and the disputed territories of Abkhazia
and South Ossetia
. Although not recognized by most countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are de-facto independent since 1992 respectively 1991.
, according to the 2009 census data of the Department of Statistics of Georgia
. This list does not include cities and towns in the disputed territories of Abkhazia
and South Ossetia
.
. Data for 1989 is official data from the Department of Statistics of Georgia
, data for 2010 are unofficial estimates of the World Gazetteer.
. Data for 1989 is official data from the Department of Statistics of Georgia
, data for 2010 are unofficial estimates of the World Gazetteer.
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...
itself, and the disputed territories of Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
and South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
. Although not recognized by most countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are de-facto independent since 1992 respectively 1991.
Cities and towns in Georgia
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in GeorgiaGeorgia (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 the 2009 census data of the Department of Statistics of Georgia
Department for Statistics (Georgia)
The Department of Statistics for Georgia is a governmental body in charge of national statistics and responsible for carrying out a census once in every four years in Georgia .-History:...
. This list does not include cities and towns in the disputed territories of Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
and South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
.
Rank | Name | Name in Georgian | Population 1989 | Population 2002 | Population 2009 | Administrative Region |
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1. | Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... |
თბილისი | 1,243,200 | 1,073,300 | 1,106,700 | Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... (capital region) |
2. | Kutaisi Kutaisi Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:... |
ქუთაისი | 232,500 | 186,000 | 188,600 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
3. | Batumi Batumi Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in... |
ბათუმი | 136,900 | 121,800 | 122,500 | Adjara Adjara Adjara , officially the Autonomous Republic of Adjara , is an autonomous republic of Georgia.Adjara is located in the southwestern corner of Georgia, bordered by Turkey to the south and the eastern end of the Black Sea... |
4. | Rustavi Rustavi Rustavi is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the province of Kvemo Kartli, situated southeast of the capital Tbilisi. It stands on the Mtkvari River at... |
რუსთავი | 159,000 | 116,400 | 117,400 | 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 :* *... |
5. | Zugdidi Zugdidi Zugdidi is a city in the Western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo . It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km. from Black sea coast and 30 km. from Egrisi range. 100-110 metres above sea level. As of 2007, it had a... |
ზუგდიდი | 49,600 | 68,900 | 72,300 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
6. | Gori Gori, Georgia Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the homonymous administrative district. The name is from Georgian gora , that is, "heap", or "hill"... |
გორი | 67,800 | 49,500 | 50,800 | Shida Kartli Shida Kartli Shida Kartli is a region in Georgia. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Java, Khashuri.The northern part of the region, namely Java, and northern territories of Kareli and Gori, is controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia since... |
7. | Poti Poti Poti is a port city in Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. Built near the site of the ancient Greek colony of Phasis, the city has become a major port city and industrial center since the early 20th century. It is also... |
ფოთი | 50,600 | 47,100 | 47,500 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
8. | Samtredia Samtredia Samtredia is a town in Imereti, Georgia, lying in a lowland between the rivers Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali, 244 km west of Tbilisi, and 27 km west of Kutaisi, the nation’s capital and the second largest city respectively. Georgia’s most important roads and railways converge there, making Samtredia... |
სამტრედია | 34,300 | 29,800 | 29,600 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
9. | Khashuri Khashuri Khashuri is a town in central Georgia. It is located on the Mtkvari River.Khashuri is first mentioned in the 1693 document. Modern Khashuri was founded in 1872 as a modest railway halt called "Mikhaylovo" after Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Viceroy of the Caucasus. In 1917, it was... |
ხაშური | 31,700 | 28,600 | 28,300 | Shida Kartli Shida Kartli Shida Kartli is a region in Georgia. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Java, Khashuri.The northern part of the region, namely Java, and northern territories of Kareli and Gori, is controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia since... |
10. | Senaki Senaki Senaki is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, western Georgia. It is located at around .From 1935 to 1976 it was called Tskhakaya in honor of the Georgian Bolshevik revolutionary leader Mikhail Tskhakaya.... |
სენაკი | 28,900 | 28,100 | 28,100 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
11. | Zestafoni | ზესტაფონი | 25,900 | 24,200 | 24,500 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
12. | Marneuli Marneuli Marneuli is a small city in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli District that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia.-Population:... |
მარნეული | 27,100 | 20,100 | 22,000 | 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 :* *... |
13. | Telavi Telavi Telavi is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 21,800 inhabitants . The city is located on foot-hills of Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500-800 meters above the sea level.... |
თელავი | 27,800 | 21,800 | 20,100 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
14. | Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. It is situated on the both banks of a small river Potskhovi, which separates the city to the old city in the north and new in the south. The name of the city translates from Georgian as "new fortress".- History... |
ახალციხე | 24,700 | 18,500 | 19,200 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
15. | Kobuleti Kobuleti Kobuleti is a town in Georgia's southwestern region of Ajaria. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Kobuleti is a sea resort, visited annually by Georgians and many former Soviet Union residents. From the 17th century into the 19th, Kobuleti was a fiefdom of the Tavdgiridze... |
ქობულეთი | 20,600 | 18,600 | 18,900 | Adjara Adjara Adjara , officially the Autonomous Republic of Adjara , is an autonomous republic of Georgia.Adjara is located in the southwestern corner of Georgia, bordered by Turkey to the south and the eastern end of the Black Sea... |
16. | Ozurgeti Ozurgeti Ozurgeti is a town and the regional administrative centre of Western Georgian province of Guria, former Macharadze or Makharadze . Population of Ozurgeti: 21,009... |
ოზურგეთი | 23,300 | 18,700 | 18,300 | Guria Guria Guria is a region in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 143,357 and Ozurgeti is a regional capital.-Geography:... |
17. | Tsqaltubo | წყალტუბო | 17,400 | 16,800 | 16,800 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
18. | Kaspi Kaspi Kaspi is a town in central Georgia on the Mtkvari River. It is a center of Kaspi district, one of the four districts in Shida Kartli region. Founded in the early Middle Ages, the town turned into possession of the Amilakhvari noble family in the 15th century... |
კასპი | 17,100 | 15,200 | 15,300 | Shida Kartli Shida Kartli Shida Kartli is a region in Georgia. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Java, Khashuri.The northern part of the region, namely Java, and northern territories of Kareli and Gori, is controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia since... |
19. | Gardabani Gardabani Gardabani is a town in the Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli, and the centre of the Garbabani district, located 39 km south of Georgia's capital Tbilisi.As of 2002, its population was 19,900 people. The town is roughly 70% Azeri-populated... |
გარდაბანი | 17,000 | 11,900 | 14,100 | 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 :* *... |
20. | Chiatura Chiatura Chiatura is a city in the Imereti region of Western Georgia. In 1989, it had a population of about 30,000. It is inland, in a mountain valley on the banks of the Kvirila River, and since 1879 has been a major centre of manganese production in the Caucasus. There is a rail link to transport... |
ჭიათურა | 28,900 | 13,800 | 13,800 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
21. | Tqibuli | ტყიბული | 22,000 | 14,500 | 13,800 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
22. | Borjomi Borjomi Borjomi is a resort town in south-central Georgia with a population estimated at 14,445. It is one of the districts of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region and is situated in the northwestern part of the region in the picturesque Borjomi Gorge on the eastern edge of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park... |
ბორჯომი | 17,800 | 14,400 | 13,600 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
23. | Sagarejo Sagarejo Sagarejo is a town in Kakheti, Georgia. It is situated east of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, and has the population of 12,600 . It serves as an administrative center of the Sagarejo district.... |
საგარეჯო | 14,400 | 12,600 | 11,500 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
24. | 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.... |
ბოლნისი | 14,900 | 9,900 | 11,300 | 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 :* *... |
25. | Khoni Khoni Khoni is a town in the Western Georgian region of Imereti with the population of 11,300 . It is situated on the left bank of the Tskhenistkali River in the north-west of Imereti, close to the border with the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and 266 km west of Georgia's capital Tbilisi. The town... |
ხონი | 14,300 | 11,300 | 11,000 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
26. | Gurjaani Gurjaani Gurjaani is a town in Georgia, located in the region of Kakheti and serving as the center of the Gurjaani district.Gurjaani is situated in the Alazani Valley, 415 m above sea level, and 110 km east of the nation's capital Tbilisi. As of the 2002 census, its population was approximately 10,000. The... |
გურჯაანი | 12,600 | 10,000 | 9,500 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
27. | Akhalkalaki Akhalkalaki Akhalkalaki is a small city in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 60,975. Akhalkalaki lies on the edge of the Javakheti Volcanic Plateau. The city is located about 30 km from the border with Turkey. 90 percent of the city's population are ethnic Armenians... |
ახალქალაქი | 15,200 | 9,800 | 9,400 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
28. | Tsalenjikha Tsalenjikha Tsalenjikha is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with the population of c. 8,900 . It is located on the Chanis-Tsqali River... |
წალენჯიხა | 9,300 | 9,000 | 9,300 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
29. | Qvareli | ყვარელი | 11,300 | 9,000 | 8,600 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
30. | Akhmeta Akhmeta Akhmeta is a town in the Kakheti province of Georgia. It is the home for Zurab Zviadauri, gold medalist in judo.In some parts of southern Germany the term 'Achmeta!' has become a common interjection for expressing disappointment or frustration.... |
ახმეტა | 8,900 | 8,600 | 8,400 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
31. | Mtskheta Mtskheta Mtskheta , one of the oldest cities of the country of Georgia , is located approximately 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi at the confluence of the Aragvi and Kura rivers. The city is now the administrative centre of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region... |
მცხეთა | 8,900 | 7,700 | 7,800 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas.- External links :... |
32. | Kareli Kareli, Georgia Kareli is a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, located on the right bank of the Mtkvari , 94 km west of the nation’s capital of Tbilisi.... |
ქარელი | 8,300 | 7,200 | 7,600 | Shida Kartli Shida Kartli Shida Kartli is a region in Georgia. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Java, Khashuri.The northern part of the region, namely Java, and northern territories of Kareli and Gori, is controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia since... |
33. | Lanchkhuti Lanchkhuti Lanchkhuti is a city in western Georgian region of Guria. It has a population of about 8000.Lanchkhuti received city status in 1961. Under the USSR, it was the centre of the Georgian SSR Lanchkhuti area and today continues to serve as the capital of the district of the same name within the Guria... |
ლანჩხუთი | 9,000 | 7,900 | 7,500 | Guria Guria Guria is a region in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 143,357 and Ozurgeti is a regional capital.-Geography:... |
34. | Lagodekhi Lagodekhi Lagodekhi is a small town and district in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia. There is a border crossing there leading to Azerbaijan's Balakan Province.Lagodekhi Nature Reserve, established in 1911, is situated in this area.-External links:***... |
ლაგოდეხი | 9,000 | 6,900 | 7,500 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
35. | Dedoplistsqaro | დედოფლისწყარო | 10,100 | 7,700 | 7,300 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
36. | Dusheti Dusheti Dusheti is a town in Georgia, situated in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, 54 km northeast of the nation’s capital of Tbilisi.Dusheti is located on both banks of the small mountainous river of Dushetis-Khevi at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus crest at an elevation of 900 m above sea level... |
დუშეთი | 8,500 | 7,300 | 7,100 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas.- External links :... |
37. | Sachkhere Sachkhere Sachkhere is a town at the northern edge of the Imereti Province in Western Georgia.... |
საჩხერე | 7,800 | 6,700 | 6,900 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
38. | Abasha Abasha Abasha is a town in western Georgia with a population of 6,400 . It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of Abasha acquired the status of a town in 1964 and currently functions as an administrative... |
აბაშა | 7,200 | 6,400 | 6,300 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
39. | Tsnori Tsnori Tsnori is a town in Georgia’s Kakheti region. It is located in the Alazani Valley near the town Sighnaghi and has the population of 6,066 .... |
წნორი | 2,900 | 6,100 | 6,100 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
40. | Ninotsminda Ninotsminda Ninotsminda is a town and a rayon located in Georgia's southern district of Samtskhe-Javakheti. The rayon has a population of 34,305 according to 2002 Census. The Armenians number 32,856, Georgians 476 and Russians 943... |
ნინოწმინდა | 6,900 | 6,300 | 6,100 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
41. | Terjola Terjola Terjola is a town in Imereti, Georgia, serving as an administrative center of the homonymous district.Terjola is situated in the Imereti Lowland in western Georgia, on the right bank of the Chkhara river. It lies on the Tbilisi-Zestaponi highway, 190 km northwest of Tbilisi and 14 km... |
თერჯოლა | 6,300 | 5,500 | 6,100 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
42. | Khobi Khobi Khobi is a town in western Georgia with a population of 5,800 . The settlement of Abasha acquired the status of a town in 1981 and currently functions as an administrative center of the Khobi District within the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.... |
ხობი | 6,600 | 5,600 | 5,800 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
43. | Martvili Martvili Martvili is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages... |
მარტვილი | 6,000 | 5,600 | 5,600 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
44. | Vale Vale, Georgia Vale is a town in southwestern Georgia, from the city of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, at the border with Turkey. Its population is 5,031 .... |
ვალე | 6,300 | 5,000 | 5,000 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
45. | Jvari Jvari (town) Jvari is a small town at the northwestern edge of Western Georgian province of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. The town is situated on the eastern bank of Enguri River and its name translates as "cross".... |
ჯვარი | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,800 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti and has Zugdidi as its capital.-Geography:... |
46. | Baghdati Baghdati Baghdati is a town of 4,800 people in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the Chanistskali River. From 1940 to 1990, it was called Mayakovsky after the Russian poet who was born there.-History:... |
ბაღდადი | 5,500 | 4,700 | 4,800 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
47. | Vani Vani Vani is a town in Imereti region of western Georgia, at the Sulori river , 41 km southwest from the regional capital Kutaisi... |
ვანი | 6,400 | 4,600 | 4,600 | Imereti Imereti Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region... |
48. | Tetri Tsqaro | თეთრი წყარო | 8,600 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 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 :* *... |
49. | Dmanisi Dmanisi Dmanisi is a townlet and archaeological site in Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia approximately 93 km southwest of the nation’s capital Tbilisi in the river valley of Mashavera.- History :... |
დმანისი | 8,600 | 3,400 | 3,600 | 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 :* *... |
50. | Oni Oni, Georgia Oni is a town in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region , Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, it is part of Racha, a historic highland province in western Georgia... |
ონი | 5,500 | 3,300 | 3,000 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti is a region in northwestern Georgia which includes the historical provinces of Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti . It covers an area of 4,954 km² and has a population of 50,969 . It is the most sparsely populated region in the country... |
51. | Ambrolauri Ambrolauri Ambrolauri is a town in western Georgia which serves as a regional capital of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti and the center of the homonymous district. As of the 2002 census, it had a population of 2,500.... |
ამბროლაური | 2,900 | 2,500 | 2,400 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti is a region in northwestern Georgia which includes the historical provinces of Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti . It covers an area of 4,954 km² and has a population of 50,969 . It is the most sparsely populated region in the country... |
52. | Sighnaghi Sighnaghi Sighnaghi is a town in Georgia's easternmost region of Kakheti and the administrative center of the Sighnaghi District. It is one of the country's smallest towns with a population of 2,146 as of the 2002 census. Sighnaghi's economy is dominated by production of wine,traditional carpets and... |
სიღნაღი | 3,100 | 2,100 | 2,300 | Kakheti Kakheti Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and... |
53. | Tsalka Tsalka - Population :The district had a population of 22,000. According to the 2002 census 55% of its population is Armenian, 22% Greek, 12% Georgian, and 9.5% Azerbaijanis... |
წალკა | 8,000 | 1,700 | 2,000 | 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 :* *... |
54. | Tsageri Tsageri Tsageri is a town in Georgia, located in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region in the west of the country and serving as an administrative center of the homonymous district.... |
ცაგერი | 1,400 | 2,000 | 1,800 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti is a region in northwestern Georgia which includes the historical provinces of Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti . It covers an area of 4,954 km² and has a population of 50,969 . It is the most sparsely populated region in the country... |
Cities and towns in Abkhazia
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in AbkhaziaAbkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
. Data for 1989 is official data from the Department of Statistics of Georgia
Department for Statistics (Georgia)
The Department of Statistics for Georgia is a governmental body in charge of national statistics and responsible for carrying out a census once in every four years in Georgia .-History:...
, data for 2010 are unofficial estimates of the World Gazetteer.
Rank | Name | Name in Abkhaz | Name in Georgian | Population 1989 | Population 2010 | Administrative Region Administrative divisions of Abkhazia In Soviet times, the Abkhazian ASSR was divided into 6 raions named after their respective capitals: Gagra, Gudauta, Sukhumi, Ochamchira, Gulripsh and Gali.... |
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1. | Sukhumi Sukhumi Sukhumi is the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. The city suffered heavily during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict in the early 1990s.-Naming:... |
Аҟәа | სოხუმი | 119,200 | 39,100 | Sukhumi District Sukhumi district Sukhumi district is a district of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Sukhumi, the town by the same name, which is also the capital of entire Abkhazia. The population of the district is 11,747 according to the 2003 census... |
2. | Tkvarcheli Tkvarcheli Tkvarcheli is a town in Abkhazia. It is situated on the river Ghalidzga and the railroad connects it with Ochamchira.-History:... |
Тҟәарчал | ტყვარჩელი | 21,700 | 16,800 | Ochamchire District Ochamchire district Ochamchire Municipality is an administrative unit in the Georgian Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. The capital of the district is Ochamchire. Ochamchire district has boundaries with Gulripsh and Gali districts of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Tsalenjikha Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti.... |
3. | Ochamchira | Очамчыра | ოჩამჩირე | 20,100 | 14,300 | Ochamchire District Ochamchire district Ochamchire Municipality is an administrative unit in the Georgian Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. The capital of the district is Ochamchire. Ochamchire district has boundaries with Gulripsh and Gali districts of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Tsalenjikha Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti.... |
4. | Gali Gali (town) Gali is a town in Georgia, 77 km southeast to Sukhumi in region Abkhazia. It is the centre of Gali District and was previously in the UN security zone prior to the Russian veto of the UMOMIG Mission in 2009.- References :... |
Гал | გალი | 15,800 | 10,800 | Gali District |
5. | Gudauta Gudauta Gudauta is a town in Abkhazia and a centre of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Black Sea, 37 km northwest to Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia.... |
Гәдоуҭа | გუდაუთა | 14,900 | 10,800 | Gudauta District Gudauta district Gudauta district is a district of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gudauta, the town by the same name... |
6. | Pitsunda Pitsunda Pitsunda is a resort town in Gagra district of Abkhazia.The town was founded by the Greeks in the 5th century BC as a trade colony Pityus or Pitiunt. Excavations guided by Andria Apakidze unearthed remains of three 4th-century churches and a bath with superb mosaic floors... |
Пиҵунда | ბიჭვინთა | 11,000 | 8,500 | Gagra District Gagra district Gagra District is a district of Abkhazia. It corresponds to the Georgian district by the same name. In medieval times, it was known as the southern part of Sadzen. It is located in the western part of Abkhazia, and the river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Kray of Russia. Its capital is... |
7. | Gulripsh Gulripsh Gulripsh is an urban settlement in Abkhazia. It is located 12 km from the republic's capital, Sukhumi, and is the centre of Gulripsh raion.Nikolay Smetskoy built three sanatoria in Gulripsh between 1902 and 1913 for patients with pulmonary diseases and founded several parks with subtropical... |
Гәылрыҧшь | გულრიფში | 11,800 | 8,200 | Gulripsh District Gulripsh district Gulripsh district is a district of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gulripsh, the town by the same name... |
8. | Gagra Gagra Gagra is a town in Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains... |
Гагра | გაგრა | 24,000 | 7,700 | Gagra District Gagra district Gagra District is a district of Abkhazia. It corresponds to the Georgian district by the same name. In medieval times, it was known as the southern part of Sadzen. It is located in the western part of Abkhazia, and the river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Kray of Russia. Its capital is... |
9. | New Athos New Athos New Athos is a town in the Gudauta raion of Abkhazia, situated some 22 km from Sukhumi by the shores of the Black Sea. The town was previously known under the names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, Psyrtskha... |
Афон Ҿыц | ახალი ათონი | 3,200 | 3,700 | Gudauta District Gudauta district Gudauta district is a district of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gudauta, the town by the same name... |
Cities and towns in South Ossetia
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in South OssetiaSouth Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
. Data for 1989 is official data from the Department of Statistics of Georgia
Department for Statistics (Georgia)
The Department of Statistics for Georgia is a governmental body in charge of national statistics and responsible for carrying out a census once in every four years in Georgia .-History:...
, data for 2010 are unofficial estimates of the World Gazetteer.
Rank | Name | Name in Ossetian | Name in Georgian | Population 1989 | Population 2010 | Administrative Region Administrative divisions of Abkhazia In Soviet times, the Abkhazian ASSR was divided into 6 raions named after their respective capitals: Gagra, Gudauta, Sukhumi, Ochamchira, Gulripsh and Gali.... |
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1. | Tskhinvali Tskhinvali Tskhinvali , is the capital of South Ossetia, a disputed region which has been recognised as an independent Republic by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru, and is regarded by Georgia and the rest of the world as part of the Shida Kartli region within Georgian sovereign territory.It is located... |
Цхинвал | ცხინვალი | 42,300 | 3,500 | Gori District |