Gori Municipality facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gori Municipality გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
Gori Fortress
Flag Seal
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 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

Gori municipality (those parts under de facto Georgian jurisdiction) is divided into 1 city (ქალაქი, kalaki), 22 communities (თეVillages), and ___ villages (სოფელი, sopeli):

Cities

• Gori

Communities

Villages

• At'eni
• Ts'edisi
• Bnavisi
• Olozi
• Ghvarebi
• Akhalubani
• Kveshi
• Akhrisi
• Adzvi
• Mumlaant K'ari
• Jariasheni
• Tsitsagiaant K'ari
• Kvemo Artsevi
• Berbuk'i

Images for kids

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  Gorijvari monastery

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  Uplistsikhe

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  Ateni Sioni Church

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  Zemo Nikozi church

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  Shindisi Castle

See also

In Spanish: Municipio de Gori para niños