Guria
Guria is a region in Georgia. The capital city is Ozurgeti. It is bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea.
Guria
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 Guria Region of Georgia. | |
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| Country | Georgia |
| Capital | Ozurgeti |
| Municipalities | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Giorgi Urushadze |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,033 km2 (785 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 113,000 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | GE-GU |
Divisions
Subdivision of Guria
Guria is divided into 3 municipalities:
- Ozurgeti Municipality
- Lanchkhuti Municipality
- Chokhatauri Municipality
People
- Nodar Dumbadze, writer
- Pavle Ingorokva (1893-1990), historian
- Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgia's former president
- Ekvtime Takaishvili (1862-1952), historian
- Noe Zhordania, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921
References
- Population of Georgia Archived 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
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