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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

Coordinates: 42°30′N 41°51′E / 42.5°N 41.85°E / 42.5; 41.85
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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
Location of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Country Georgia
CapitalZugdidi
Subdivisions1 city, 8 municipalities
Government
 • GovernorZaza Gorozia
Area
 • Total7,440 km2 (2,870 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total331,145
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeGE-SZ

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) 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.
The region comprises one city, Poti, and the following municipalities:

Geography

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

See also


42°30′N 41°51′E / 42.5°N 41.85°E / 42.5; 41.85