Niederkartlien
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| National languages | Georgian |
| ethnicities | According to the 2002 census: Azerbaijanis (45.1%) Georgians (44.7%) Armenians (6.4%) Pontic Greeks (1.5%) Russians (1.3%) |
| Religions | according to the 2002 census: Orthodox (48.7%) Muslims (45.4%) Armenian-Gregorian (6.3%) |
| Capital | Rustavi |
| Biggest cities | Rustavi (116,000 Ew., 2002) |
| Status within Georgia | region |
| surface | 6527.6 km 2 |
| Total population | 424,769 (2014) |
| Population density | 65.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
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| website | kvemokartli.gov.ge |
Niederkartlien ( Georgian ქვემო ქართლი , Kwemo Kartli ; completely ქვემო ქართლის მხარე , Kwemo Kartlis Mchare ) is an administrative region of Georgia and part of the historical Kartlien landscape . It is located in the southern part of the country, south of the capital Tbilisi and borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan . The capital Rustavi has about 116,000 inhabitants (2002). Almost half of the population in the region are Azerbaijanis. There is also a now very small but very old ethnic group of Pontic Greeks that goes back to antiquity .
In economic terms, the region ranks second after the capital Tbilisi .
The current state commissioner (governor) is Davit Kirkitadze.
Administrative division
The Niederkartlien region comprises a self-governing city of Rustavi and six municipalities (munizipaliteti) , named after their administrative offices:
Web links
- Information from the Statistical Office of Georgia (Georgian, English)
- Study of Social and Economic Conditions and Attitudes of Kvemo Kartli Population. (PDF; 3.0 MB) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Tbilisi 2011
- Nicolas Landru: The isolated mountain regions of Kwemo-Kartli at a standstill. nicolaslandru.blogspot.de, May 31, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ethnic groups in Georgia according to the 2002 National Census (pdf) ( Memento from August 31, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Religions according to the National Census 2002 (pdf) ( Memento from August 31, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ საქართველოს მოსახლეობის 2002 წლის პირველი ეროვნული საყოველთაო აღწერის შედეგები: ტომი I ( Memento from October 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). მთავარი რედაქტორი: თეიმურაზ ბერიძე. თბილისი: საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური, 2003, გვერდი 53. ISBN 99928-0-768-7
- ↑ http://www.geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/english/population/According%20to%20preliminary%20results%20of%20the%202014%20population%20census%20Final.pdf
Coordinates: 41 ° 32 ' N , 44 ° 32' E