Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
Mkhare (region)
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in Georgia.svg
Country Georgia
CapitalZugdidi
Subdivisions1 city, 8 municipalities[1]
Government
 • Governor (2 juni 2021)
Area
[2]
 • Total7,468 km2 (2,883 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total308,358[3]
ISO 3166 codeGE-SZ
HDI (2017)0.757[4]
high · 5th

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021[3]) and a surface of 7,468 km2 (2,883 sq mi).[2] The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, while Giorgi Guguchia is governor of the region since June 2021.[5][6] Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is compiled of the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and Zemo Svaneti (i.e., Upper Svaneti).

Subdivisions[]

The region has one self governing city (Poti) and 8 municipalities with 143 administrative communities (temi)[2], totalling to 531 populated settlements:

Map Municipality
SZSM-ka.svg
City of Poti
Abasha Municipality
Zugdidi Municipality
Martvili Municipality
Mestia Municipality
Senaki Municipality
Chkhorotsku Municipality
Tsalenjikha Municipality
Khobi Municipality

Geography[]

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is traversed by two sections of the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Demographic[]

Population development of the region Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti[7]
1959 1970 1979 1989 2002* 2002** 2014 2021
Abasha Municipality 30,286 Increase 30,416 Decrease 29,246 Decrease 28,219 Increase 28,707 - Decrease 22,341 Decrease 19,560
Khobi Municipality 31,280 Increase 37,653 Increase 38,092 Increase 38,939 Increase 41,240 - Decrease 30,548 Decrease 27,806
Martvili Municipality 47,777 Increase 49,167 Decrease 47,797 Decrease 46,009 Decrease 44,627 - Decrease 33,463 Decrease 31,495
Mestia Municipality 16,311 Increase 17,801 Decrease 17,442 Decrease 14,776 Decrease 14,248 - Decrease 9,316 Increase 9,447
City of Poti 48,117 Decrease 45,979 Increase 48,508 Increase 50,922 Decrease 47,149 - Decrease 41,465 Increase 41,536
Senaki Municipality 47,553 Increase 50,336 Increase 50,774 Increase 52,681 Decrease 52,112 - Decrease 39,652 Decrease 34,315
Tsalenjikha Municipality 29,019 Increase 37,813 Increase 39,477 Decrease 38,643 Increase 40,133 - Decrease 26,158 Decrease 23,296
Chkhorotsku Municipality 27,647 Increase 30,784 Increase 31,404 Decrease 29,840 Increase 30,124 - Decrease 22,309 Decrease 21,361
Zugdidi Municipality 96,643 Increase 112,241 Increase 120,217 Increase 125,444 Increase 167,760 - Decrease 105,509 Decrease 99,542
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 374,633 Increase 412,190 Increase 422,957 Increase 425,473 466,100 Decrease 416,349 Decrease 330,761 Decrease 308,358
* Research after 2014 census showed the 2002 census was inflated by 8-9 percent.[8]
**Corrected data based on retro-projection 1994-2014 in collaboration with UN[9]

Ethnic groups[]

According to the Georgian census of 2014,[2] 99.37% of the population is Georgian and 0.35% is Russian. Other ethnic groups living in the region include Ukrainians, Armenians, Abkhazians and Greeks.

Languages[]

Georgian is spoken by the entire population of the region and by the ethnic minorities like Russians and others. Mingrelian is a Kartvelian language spoken by the Mingrels, a sub-group of Georgian people and native to Mingrelia. Svan is also a Kartvelian language, spoken by the Svans, a sub-group of Georgian people native to Svaneti.

Religion[]

About 99% of the population identifies as Orthodox Christians. A little minority of Armenian Christians and Roman Catholics also exist.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Regions and muncipalities of Georgia" (in Georgian). Georgian Government. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 229. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ^ a b "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ^ "Giorgi Guguchia Appointed Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Georgia Today. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. ^ "State Representative of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  7. ^ "Divisions of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  8. ^ "Population Dynamics in Georgia - An Overview Based on the 2014 General Population Census Data" (PDF). National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2017-11-29. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  9. ^ "Retro-projection of main demographic indicators for the period 1994-2014". National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2018-05-18. pp. 3, Table 1. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

External links[]

Coordinates: 42°30′N 41°51′E / 42.5°N 41.85°E / 42.5; 41.85

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