Bolnisi Municipality

Bolnisi District

Bolnisi (Georgian: ბოლნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Bolnisis Municiṕaliťeťi) Azerbaijani: Bolnisi Bələdiyyəsi is a district of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its main town is Bolnisi.

Geographical location

Bolnisi District is situated south-west part of country and has common border upon Armenia. Area of district amounts 804 km². The highest point is Lok mount. (2124 m. above sea level).

Administrative division

Bolnisi District consists of 3 towns (Bolnisi, Kazreti and Tamarisi) and 45 villages. The largest village is Fakhralo.

Population

The population of this district is 76.7 thousand people [1] at the beginning of 2009 and has diminished 7% since getting of independence of Georgia. According to population census in 2002 Azeris have been predominating with 66% at the ethnic structure of inhabitants. Georgians was 26,8% and Armenians 5,8%.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Population by municipalities in Georgia (in English) Archived November 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Summary of population census 2002 in Georgia (in Georgian language) Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 41°27′00″N 44°32′00″E / 41.4500°N 44.5333°E / 41.4500; 44.5333

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