Mtskheta-Mtianeti

Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Georgian: მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally "Mtskheta-Mountain Area") is a region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas. The western part of the region, mainly Akhalgori Municipality is controlled by the breakaway South Ossetia[nt 1] since 2008 Russo-Georgian War.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti
მცხეთა-მთიანეთი
Mkhare (region)
The overlapping borders of the de jure Mtskheta-Mtianeti region and the de facto South Ossetia[nt 1]
Country Georgia
SeatMtskheta
Subdivisions5 Municipalities
Government
 • GovernorDavit Nozadze[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total5,606 km2 (2,164 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total93,389
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeGE-MM
HDI (2019)0.755[4]
high · 10th
Websitewww.mtskheta-mtianeti.gov.ge

Administrative divisions

The Mtskheta-Mtianeti region comprises five municipalities:

Municipality Pop. (2021) Town/Village Pop. (2021)
Akhalgori 3,665 [5] Akhalgori 1,033 (2015 [6])
Dusheti 26,328 Dusheti 6,864
Kazbegi 3,781 Stepantsminda 1,443
Mtskheta 53,006 Mtskheta 7,606
Tianeti 10,274 Tianeti 3,084
Source: Geostat[3]

See also

Notes
  1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References
  1. 7 ახალი გუბერნატორიდან ყველა კაცია
  2. Nominal area 6,785 km², de facto controlled by Georgia 5606 km².
  3. "Population and Demography - Population by cities and boroughs as of 1 January". National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. "Statistical compilation for 2020" (in Russian). Department of State Statistics of the Republic of South Ossetia. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  6. "Results of the general population census of RSO 2015" (in Russian). Department of State Statistics of the Republic of South Ossetia. Retrieved 2021-11-26.


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