Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
—  Mkhare (region)  —
Country  Georgia
Capital Zugdidi
Subdivisions 1 city, 7 municipalities
Government
 • Governor Zaza Gorozia
Area
 • Total 7,440 km2 (2,870 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 474,100
 • Density Bad rounding here64/km2 (Bad rounding here170/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.

Geography [edit]

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is traversed by two sections of the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

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Coordinates: 41°58′00″N 44°06′00″E / 41.9667°N 44.1°E / 41.9667; 44.1