Mtskheta-Mtianeti
მცხეთა-მთიანეთი |
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Region within Georgia | |
Coat of arms of Georgia |
Flag of Georgia |
National languages | Georgian |
ethnicities |
Georgians (94.5%) Azerbaijanis (2.4%) Ossetians (1.4%) (2014 census) |
Religions |
Orthodox (96.7%) Muslims (2.4%) (2014 census) |
Capital | Mtskheta |
Biggest cities | Mtskheta (7904 Ew.) Dusheti (6167 Ew.) |
Status within Georgia | region |
surface | 6785.5 km 2 |
Total population | 94,573 (2014) |
Population density | 13.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
governor | Gotscha Seikidze |
website | www.mtskheta-mtianeti.gov.ge |
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( Georgian მცხეთა-მთიანეთი ; completely მცხეთა-მთიანეთის მხარე , Mtskheta-Mtianetis mchare ) is a region of Georgia . It is located in the eastern part of the country and borders on Russia in the north, the Kakheti region in the east, the Lower Cartilia region in the south and the Inner Kartlien region in the west . The capital of the region is Mtskheta .
Mtskheta-Mtianeti comprises five municipalities (munizipaliteti); four of them are named after their administrative centers Akhalgori , Dusheti , Mzcheta and Tianeti , while the Stepantsminda is the seat of the municipality of Qasbegi (the place was also named Qasbegi from 1921 to 2006 ). The city of Mtskheta as the regional capital was detached from its municipalities in 2014 and is now on an equal footing with the municipalities. The territory of the municipality Akhalgori is subject since the beginning of südossetisch-Georgian conflict in 1991 in part and since the Caucasus 2008 war in its entire extent not the Georgian central government, but the de facto independent , recognized only by some countries Republic of South Ossetia , which the site as their Rajon Leningor managed .
The Tbilisi National Park is located in the region .
See also
Web links
- Official website of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region (Georgian, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population Census 2014: Total population by regions and ethnicity ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, Excel file)
- ↑ Population Census 2014: Population by regions and religion ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, Excel file)
Coordinates: 42 ° 17 ' N , 44 ° 45' E