Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti სამეგრელოს და ზემო სვანეთის მხარე Samegrelos da Zemo Svanetis mkhare |
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Country | Georgia |
Seat | Zugdidi |
Subdivisions | 1 town, 7 regions |
Government | |
• Governor | Zaza Gorozia |
Area | |
• Total | 7,441 km2 (2,873 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 466,000 |
• Density | 62.6/km2 (162.2/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | GE-SZ |
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region in western Georgia which includes the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and Zemo Svaneti (i.e., Upper Svaneti) and has Zugdidi as its capital.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is traversed by two sections of the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
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