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Gori Municipality

გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
Gori Fortress
Gori Fortress
Flag of Gori Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Gori Municipality
Seal
Location of Gori Municipality in Georgia
Location of Gori Municipality in Georgia
Country  Georgia
Region Shida Kartli
Capital Gori
various 1 town, 115 villages
Area
 • Total 1,352 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 125,692
 • Density 92.97/km2 (240.78/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+4
Website Official site of shida kartli region: http://www.shidakartli.gov.ge/index.php?cat=77&par=6

Gori (Georgian: გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Goris municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. After abolishment of former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Gori District included the territory of the former Tskhinvali District. Some northern territories of the district are part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and have not been under control of the Georgian government since 1992. It is bordered by the municipalities of Kaspi to the east, Borjomi and Tsalka to the south, and Kareli to the west. The area of Gori municipality is 1352 km2 and the population is 125,692 people. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Gori.

Administrative divisions

Gorijvari monastery
Uplistsikhe view
Uplistsikhe
Ateni,church1
Ateni Sioni Church
Nikozi Cathedral (Photo. A. Muhranoff, 2011)
Zemo Nikozi church
Shindisi Fortress. Southwestern tower
Shindisi Castle

Gori municipality (those parts under de facto Georgian jurisdiction) is divided into 1 city (ქალაქი), 23 communities (თემი), and 115 villages (სოფელი).

Cities

Communities

  • Ateni
  • Akhalubani
  • Berbuki
  • Boshuri
  • Dici
  • Variani
  • Zeghduleti
  • Karaleti
  • Mereti
  • Mejvriskhevi
  • Mghebriani
  • Nikozi
  • Saqavre
  • Skra
  • Tiniskhidi
  • Tirdznisi
  • Tqviavi
  • Kvakhvreli
  • Shavshvebi
  • Shindisi
  • Dzevera
  • Khidistavi

Villages

  • Ateni
  • Tsedisi
  • Bnavisi
  • Olozi
  • Ghvarebi
  • Akhalubani
  • Kveshi
  • Akhrisi
  • Adzvi
  • Mumlaant Kari
  • Jariasheni
  • Tsitsagiaant Kari
  • Kvemo Artsevi
  • Berbuki

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Municipio de Gori para niños

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