Znaur district

Znaur district
District

Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Country  Georgia
De facto state  South Ossetia [1]
Capital Znauri
Government
  Head of administration Zaur Tskhobrebov
  Votes in Parliament (of 69)
Area
  Total 404 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population (1998)
  Total 9,000
  Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+4)

Znaur district (Ossetian: Знауыры район, Russian: Знаурский район) is one of the districts of South Ossetia. It is located in the southwestern part of South Ossetia. Znauri[2] is the administrative center of the district. According to administrative division of Georgia, its territory is part of Kareli district of Shida Kartli.

References

  1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
  2. Kornisi-Znauri