Oni Municipality

Oni Municipality ონის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Oni Municipality
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Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Area
• Total	1,712 km2 (661 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	6 130
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Oni (Georgian: ონის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti. Its main town is Oni.

History

Until 1917, the actual Oni municipality was a part of the Racha uyezd in the Kutaisi Governorate, from 1917 to 1928 it was a part of Racha uyezd, from 1929, it was a part of Racha-Lechkhumi uyezd and from 1930, it became an independent rayon. In 1963–1964, it was a part of Ambrolauri Municipality. And became in 1965, an independent rayon. In 1991, it was unified with a part of Java Municipality but this part is actually occupied by separatists.

Demographic

Oni Synagogue

Population evolution

Year	Population
1989	12 318
2002	9 182
2014	6 130

Ethnic Groups

98% of the population is Georgian, 1,5% is Ossetian, 0,2% is Russian, 0,1% is Azerbaijani and 0,1% is Armenian.

See also

• Districts of Georgia (country)

External links

• Districts of Georgia, Statoids.com