Kvemo Kartli ( Georgian ქვემო ქართლი ) or Lower Kartalinia [6] [7] [8] is one of the territories ( mhare ) of Georgia .
| Edge (1st level AE) | |
| Kvemo Kartli | |
|---|---|
| cargo. ქვემო ქართლი azerb. Kvemo-kartli | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| Includes | 6 municipalities , 1 city cr. sub. |
| Adm. Centre | Rustavi |
| Governor | Shota Rekhviashvili |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1995 |
| Square | 6527.6 [1] km² (3rd place ) |
| Largest cities | Rustavi , Marneuli , Gardabani . |
| Population | |
| Population | 432,264 [2] people ( 2018 ) ( 3rd place ) |
| Density | 65 people / km² |
| Nationalities | Georgians (51.3%), Azerbaijanis (41.8%), Armenians (5.1%), Russians (0.6%), Greeks (0.5%) [3] |
| Denominations | Orthodox (51.5%), Muslims (43.0%), Armenian AC (3.3%), Catholics (0.3%) [4] [5] |
| official languages | Georgian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | GE-KK |
| Official site | |
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The center is the city of Rustavi .
It borders with other parts of Samtskhe-Javakheti , Shida-Kartli , Mtskheta-Mtianeti , Kakheti and the city of Tbilisi . The state border with Azerbaijan runs in the southeast, and Armenia in the south.
Content
Administrative Division
Administratively includes 1 city of regional subordination and 6 municipalities (until 2006 - districts ):
| Municipality | square, km² | population census 2002 [9] , people | population census 2014 [10] , people | population assessment 2018 [2] , people | Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustavi , the city | 60 | 116 384 | 125 103 | 127 839 | Rustavi |
| Bolnisi Municipality | 804 | 74 301 | 53 590 | 55,284 | Bolnisi |
| Gardabani Municipality | 1304 | 114 348 | 81 876 | 81,280 | Gardabani |
| Dmanisi municipality | 1199 | 28,034 | 19 141 | 20,216 | Dmanisi |
| Marneuli Municipality | 935 | 118,221 | 104 300 | 106 454 | Marneuli |
| Tetritskaro municipality | 1174 | 25 354 | 21 127 | 21,889 | Tetri Tskaro |
| Tsalka municipality | 1051 | 20,888 | 18 849 | 19 302 | Tsalka |
| Total | 6528 | 497 530 | 423 986 | 432,264 |
Cities : Rustavi (125 103 people, 2014 census ), Marneuli (20 211 people), Gardabani (10 753 people), Bolnisi (8967 people), Tetri Tskaro (3093 people), Dmanisi (2661 people) .), Tsalka (2326 people).
Urban-type villages : Kazreti (4340 people, 2014 census), Manglisi (1441 people), Trialeti (565 people), Tamarisi (510 people), Bediani (148 people).
History
Population
National composition of the region
(2014 census) [3] [11]
| people | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 423 986 | 100.00% |
| Georgians | 217 305 | 51.25% |
| Azerbaijanis | 177 032 | 41.75% |
| Armenians | 21,500 | 5.07% |
| Russians | 2631 | 0.62% |
| Greeks | 2113 | 0.50% |
| Ossetians | 810 | 0.19% |
| Ukrainians | 510 | 0.12% |
| Assyrians | 362 | 0.09% |
| Yezidis | 305 | 0.07% |
| other | 993 | 0.23% |
| did not indicate | 425 | 0.10% |
As of January 1, 2018, the population of the region amounted to 432,264 residents [2] , as of January 1, 2014 - 513,100 inhabitants, as of January 1, 2009 - 488,800 residents [12] .
According to the census of 2014, the population of the region was 423 986 people [10] , according to the 2002 census - 497 530 people [10] .
According to the 2014 census, out of 423,986 inhabitants of the region, Georgians were 51.3% or 217 305 people, Azerbaijanis - 41.8% or 177 032 people, Armenians - 5.1% or 21 500 people, Russians - 0.6%, Greeks - 0.5%, Ossetians - 0.2% [3] .
According to the 2002 census, out of 497,530 inhabitants of the region, Georgians were 44.7% or 222,450 people, Azerbaijanis 45.1% or 224,606 people, Armenians 6.4% (31,777 people), Greeks 1.5 % (7 415 people), Russians - 1.3% (6 464 people), Ossetians - 0.4% (2 184 people), Ukrainians - 0.1% (527 people).
According to the 2002 census, Azerbaijanis constituted an absolute majority in the Marneuli municipality (83.1% against 8.0% of Georgians and 7.9% of Armenians ), Dmanisi (66.8% against 31.2% of Georgians ) and Bolnisi (66.0% versus 26.8% of Georgians and 5.8% of Armenians ) districts of the region, relative equality - in Gardaban - 43.7% (against 53.2% of Georgians ).
According to the 2002 census, the majority in the Tsalka municipality were Armenians (55.0%) with relatively large shares of Greeks (22.0%) and Georgians (12.0%).
According to the 2002 census, Georgians constituted an absolute majority in the city of Rustavi (87.8% against 4.3% of Azerbaijanis , 3.1% of Russians , 2.4% of Armenians and 1.2% of Ossetians ) and the Tetritskaro municipality (74.0% against 10.4% of Armenians , 6.5% of Azerbaijanis , 5.1% of Greeks and 2.7% of Russians ). [9]
National composition of the region and its regions (census of 2002) [9]
| municipality [13] | Total | cargo us | % | Azer baid gency | % | Armenia not | % | gre- ki | % | rus- sky | % | Ossetian us | % | uk- rain tsy | % | esi dy | % | abha PS | % | other | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total in the region | 497 530 | 222,450 | 44.71% | 224,606 | 45.14% | 31,777 | 6.39% | 7415 | 1.49% | 6464 | 1.30% | 2184 | 0.44% | 527 | 0.11% | 463 | 0.09% | 183 | 0.04% | 1461 | 0.29% |
| Rustavi , the city | 116 384 | 102 151 | 87.77% | 4993 | 4.29% | 2809 | 2.41% | 257 | 0.22% | 3563 | 3.06% | 1410 | 1.21% | 395 | 0.34% | 293 | 0.25% | 44 | 0.04% | 469 | 0.39% |
| Bolnisi | 74 301 | 19 926 | 26.82% | 49,026 | 65.98% | 4316 | 5.81% | 438 | 0.59% | 414 | 0.56% | 80 | 0.11% | 14 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.05% | 52 | 0.07% |
| Gardabansky | 114 348 | 60 832 | 53.20% | 49,993 | 43.72% | 1060 | 0.93% | 236 | 0.21% | 994 | 0.87% | 412 | 0.36% | 65 | 0.06% | 162 | 0.14% | 48 | 0.04% | 546 | 0.47% |
| Dmanis | 28,034 | 8759 | 31.24% | 18 716 | 66.76% | 147 | 0.52% | 218 | 0.78% | 156 | 0.56% | 12 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.03% | ten | 0.04% |
| Marneulsky | 118,221 | 9503 | 8.04% | 98,245 | 83.10% | 9329 | 7.89% | 396 | 0.33% | 523 | 0.44% | 47 | 0.04% | 29th | 0.02% | 6 | 0.01% | 29th | 0.02% | 114 | 0.10% |
| Tetritskaro | 25 354 | 18,769 | 74.03% | 1641 | 6.47% | 2632 | 10.38% | 1281 | 5.05% | 689 | 2.72% | 205 | 0.81% | 14 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | sixteen | 0.06% | 107 | 0.42% |
| Tsalksky | 20,888 | 2510 | 12.02% | 1992 | 9.54% | 11,484 | 54.98% | 4589 | 21.97% | 125 | 0.60% | 18 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.01% | 163 | 0.78% |
Attractions
- monastery of ceravi
See also
- Borschaly
- Georgia’s territorial differences with neighboring countries
Notes
- ↑ საქართველოს მოსახლეობის 2002 წლის პირველი ეროვნული საყოველთაო აღწერის შედეგები: ტომი I. მთავარი რედაქტორი: თეიმურაზ ბერიძე. თბილისი: საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური, 2003, გვერდი 53. ISBN 99928-0-768-7
- ↑ 1 2 3 The population of the territories and municipalities of Georgia at the beginning of the year in 1994—2018. (inaccessible link) . National Statistical Service of Georgia . Date of treatment October 29, 2018. Archived July 23, 2018. (eng.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 National composition at the edges of Georgia (Total population by regions and ethnicity) . Results of the 2014 Georgia Census (2014 GENERAL POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS ) . National Statistical Service of Georgia . Date of treatment April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Religions around the edges of Georgia (Population by regions and religion) . Results of the 2014 Georgia Census (2014 GENERAL POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS ) . National Statistical Service of Georgia . Date of treatment April 29, 2016.
- ↑ Confessional composition of Georgia according to the 2014 census
- ↑ Georgia // Encyclopedia of Collier. - Open Society, 2000.
- ↑ Georgia // Encyclopedia "Around the World"
- ↑ From the name Kartaliniya // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ethnic composition of Georgia according to the 2002 census
- ↑ 1 2 3 Results of the 2014 Georgia Population Census (2014 General Population Census Main Results General Information) . 2014 GENERAL POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS . National Statistical Service of Georgia . Date of treatment April 28, 2016.
- ↑ National composition of the population of Georgia, its regions and settlements according to the 2014 census
- ↑ Estimation of the Georgian population for 2004—2014. by municipality according to the Department of Statistics of Georgia Archival copy of July 22, 2014 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Since 2006, all regions of Georgia have been transformed into municipalities