Mkhare

Name for administrative divisions of Georgia (country)

Abkhazia AR

Adjara AR

Guria

Imereti

Kakheti

Kvemo Kartli

Mtskheta-
Mtianeti

Racha-Lechkhumi
and Kvemo Svaneti

Samegrelo-
Zemo Svaneti

Samtskhe-
Javakheti

Shida Kartli

Tbilisi

Black Sea

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Russian Federation

Turkey

A mkhare (Georgian: მხარე, mxare) is a type of administrative division in the country of Georgia. It is usually translated as "region".

According to presidential decrees in 1994 and 1996,^{[citation needed]} Georgia's division into regions is on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved. The regional administration is headed by a State Commissioner (სახელმწიფო რწმუნებული, Saxelmćipo Rćmunebuli, usually translated as "Governor"), an official appointed by the President.

The regions are further subdivided into municipalities.^[1] There are 9 regions in Georgia (see also map opposite):

Region	Capital	Population Estimate (as of Jan. 1, 2019) ^[2]
Guria	Ozurgeti	109,396
Imereti	Kutaisi	497,396
Kakheti	Telavi	312,453
Kvemo Kartli	Rustavi	433,162
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	Mtskheta	93,636
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti	Ambrolauri	29,701
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Zugdidi	308,358
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Akhaltsikhe	154,139
Shida Kartli	Gori	257,279

References

^ "Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)", Wikipedia, 2023-07-10, retrieved 2023-08-08
^ Circle. "Population - National Statistics Office of Georgia". www.geostat.ge. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

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