Guria
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გურია | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Georgia |
| Capital | Ozurgeti |
| Municipalities | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Giorgi Urushadze |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,033 km2 (785 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 113,000 |
| • Density | 55.58/km2 (144.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | GE-GU |
Guria is a region in Georgia. The capital city is Ozurgeti. It is bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea.
Divisions
Guria is divided into 3 municipalities:
People
- Nodar Dumbadze, writer
- Pavle Ingorokva (1893-1990), historian
- Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgia's former president
- Ekvtime Takaishvili (1862-1952), historian
- Noe Zhordania, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921
Guria Media
Guria region relief location map
Coat of arms of the Principality of Guria
Historical Guria in modern international borders of Georgia
Gomismta and the Lesser Caucasus mountains (Guria region)
Caucasus: Gurian.*Image description: Kavkaz. Guriits.
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References
- ↑ Population of Georgia Archived 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine