Capital and Regions

Administrative-Territorial Division

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Georgian territorial system includes three levels of division:

The upper level - includes 9 Regions, 2 Autonomous Republics and capital Tbilisi;
The middle level - 73 District and the 6 cities which are not under the subordination of the district;
The lower level - village, community, small town, town;

Georgia is divided into 9 regions, 2 autonomous republics and 1 city:

Administrative-teritorial division Interactive map

Autonomous Republic / Region / City	Area	Population	Adm.Center
Abkhazia (Autonomous Republic)	8,640 km²	525,000	Sokhumi
Ajara (Autonomous Republic)	2,900 km²	376,000	Batumi
Guria (Region)	2,003 km²	141,000	Ozurgeti
Imereti (Region)	6,552 km²	703,000	Kutaisi
Kakheti (Region)	11,310 km²	407,000	Telavi
Kvemo Kartli (Region)	6,528 km²	381,000	Rustavi
Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Region)	6,785 km²	125,000	Mtskheta
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (Region)	4,954 km²	51,000	Ambrolauri
Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti (Region)	7,441 km²	382,000	Zugdidi
Samtskhe-Javakheti (Region)	6,413 km²	208,000	Akhaltsikhe
Shida Kartli (Region)	6,200 km²	314,000	Gori
Tbilisi (City)	140 km²	1,106,000	Tbilisi

Black See Coast

Samegrelo

Samegrelo is bordered by the Black Sea to the west, Abkhazia, Svaneti and Racha to the north and Guria to the south. The main town of the region and its administrative centre is Zugdidi, which used to be the residence of local dukes in the past.

West Georgia

Imereti

The region of Imereti is situated along the middle and upper end of the Rioni river. The main city of the region is Kutaisi.

Tbilisi

The capital of GeorgiaTbilisi stands on the banks of the River Mtkvari, in a valley surrounded by hills. The name for the city derives from the word tbili (warm). It is best seen from the top of Mount Mtatsminda.

Kartli

Lower Kartli

Lower Kartli is located in eastern Georgia. It shares a border with the Trialeti, Javakheti, and Bambak-Erevani Mountain ranges. Its geographic location is the key to its name: Kvemo Kartli – which in Georgian means "Lower Kartli".

East Georgia

Kakheti

Kakheti is a region along the eastern boundary of Georgia. Having the area of 12 200 sq km the region makes up 17,5% of the entire territory of the country with 407 200 people that is 8,3% of total Georgian population.