Adjara
Autonomous Republic of Adjara აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა | |
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Adjara in Georgia | |
| Capital | Batumi 41°39′N 42°0′E / 41.650°N 42.000°E |
| Government | |
| Legislature | Supreme Council |
| Administrative republic | |
• Part of unified Georgian Kingdom | 9th century |
• Conquered by Ottoman Empire | 1614 |
• Ceded to Russian Empire | 1878 |
• Adjar ASSR | 1921 |
• Independent but not recognized state | 1991 |
• Administrative republic of Georgia | 2004 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,880 km2 (1,110 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 349,000[1] |
• 2014 census | 333,953[2] |
• Density | 115.96/km2 (300.3/sq mi) |
| Currency | Georgian lari (GEL) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC) |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
Adjara is a region of Georgia. Its official name is Autonomous Republic of Adjara. The capital city is Batumi, which is the 2nd largest city in Georgia.
The region is on the coast of the Black Sea near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. About 333,953 people live there (2014).
There are 5 municipalities plus the city of Batumi. The five municipalities are:
- Keda Municipality
- Kobuleti Municipality
- Khelvachauri Municipality
- Shuakhevi Municipality
- Khulo Municipality
People
- Ahmed-Pasha Khimshiashvili (died 1836), Great Ottoman Pasha (minister)
- Zurab Nogaideli (born 1964), former Prime Minister of Georgia (3 February 2005 – 16 November 2007)
- Levan Varshalomidze (born 1972), Head of the Adjarian Government, 2004–2012
- Fyodor Yurchikhin (born 3 January 1959), cosmonaut
References
- ↑ "Population - National Statistics Office of Georgia".
- ↑ "Census rerults" (PDF) (in Georgian). საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. 2016-04-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
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