List of cities and towns in Georgia (country)
The following list of Georgian cities is divided into three lists for Georgia itself, and the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Although not recognized by most countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been partially de facto independent since, respectively, 1992 and 1991 and occupied by Russia since 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
Cities and towns in Georgia
- Old Town of Tbilisi, capital and largest city in Georgia
- Batumi, the second largest city in Georgia
- Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city.
- Square in Rustavi, Georgia's fourth largest city
This is a list of the cities and towns (Georgian: ქალაქი, k'alak'i) in Georgia, according to the 2014 census data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia.[1] The list does not include the smaller urban-type settlements categorized in Georgia as daba (დაბა). The list also does not include cities and towns in the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Rank | Name | Name in Georgian | Population 1989 | Population 2002 | Population 2020 | Administrative Region |
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1. | Tbilisi | თბილისი | 1,243,200 | 1,073,300 | 1,184,282 | Tbilisi (capital region) |
2. | Batumi | ბათუმი | 136,900 | 121,800 | 204,156 | Adjara |
3. | Kutaisi | ქუთაისი | 232,500 | 186,000 | 147,635 | Imereti |
4. | Rustavi | რუსთავი | 159,000 | 116,400 | 125,103 | Kvemo Kartli |
5. | Gori | გორი | 67,800 | 49,500 | 48,143 | Shida Kartli |
6. | Zugdidi | ზუგდიდი | 49,600 | 68,900 | 42,998 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
7. | Poti | ფოთი | 50,600 | 47,100 | 41,465 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
8. | Kobuleti | ქობულეთი | 20,600 | 18,600 | 27,546 | Adjara |
9. | Khashuri | ხაშური | 31,700 | 28,600 | 26,135 | Shida Kartli |
10. | Samtredia | სამტრედია | 34,300 | 29,800 | 25,318 | Imereti |
11. | Senaki | სენაკი | 28,900 | 28,100 | 21,596 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
12. | Zestafoni | ზესტაფონი | 25,900 | 24,200 | 20,814 | Imereti |
13. | Marneuli | მარნეული | 27,100 | 20,100 | 20,211 | Kvemo Kartli |
14. | Telavi | თელავი | 27,800 | 21,800 | 19,629 | Kakheti |
15. | Akhaltsikhe | ახალციხე | 24,700 | 18,500 | 18,903 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
16. | Ozurgeti | ოზურგეთი | 23,300 | 18,700 | 14,785 | Guria |
17. | Kaspi | კასპი | 17,100 | 15,200 | 13,423 | Shida Kartli |
18. | Chiatura | ჭიათურა | 28,900 | 13,800 | 12,803 | Imereti |
19. | Tsqaltubo | წყალტუბო | 17,400 | 16,800 | 11,281 | Imereti |
20. | Sagarejo | საგარეჯო | 14,400 | 12,600 | 10,871 | Kakheti |
21. | Gardabani | გარდაბანი | 17,000 | 11,900 | 10,753 | Kvemo Kartli |
22. | Borjomi | ბორჯომი | 17,800 | 14,400 | 10,546 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
23. | Tkibuli | ტყიბული | 22,000 | 14,500 | 9,770 | Imereti |
24. | Khoni | ხონი | 14,300 | 11,300 | 8,987 | Imereti |
25. | Bolnisi | ბოლნისი | 14,900 | 9,900 | 8,967 | Kvemo Kartli |
26. | Akhalkalaki | ახალქალაქი | 15,200 | 9,800 | 8,295 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
27. | Gurjaani | გურჯაანი | 12,600 | 10,000 | 8,024 | Kakheti |
28. | Mtskheta | მცხეთა | 8,900 | 7,700 | 7,940 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
29. | Kvareli | ყვარელი | 11,300 | 9,000 | 7,739 | Kakheti |
30. | Akhmeta | ახმეტა | 8,900 | 8,600 | 7,105 | Kakheti |
31. | Kareli | ქარელი | 8,300 | 7,200 | 6,654 | Shida Kartli |
32. | Lanchkhuti | ლანჩხუთი | 9,000 | 7,900 | 6,395 | Guria |
33. | Tsalenjikha | წალენჯიხა | 9,300 | 9,000 | 6,388 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
34. | Dusheti | დუშეთი | 8,500 | 7,300 | 6,167 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
35. | Sachkhere | საჩხერე | 7,800 | 6,700 | 6,140 | Imereti |
36. | Dedoplistsqaro | დედოფლისწყარო | 10,100 | 7,700 | 5,940 | Kakheti |
37. | Lagodekhi | ლაგოდეხი | 9,000 | 6,900 | 5,918 | Kakheti |
38. | Ninotsminda | ნინოწმინდა | 6,900 | 6,300 | 5,144 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
39. | Abasha | აბაშა | 7,200 | 6,400 | 4,941 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
40. | Tsnori | წნორი | 2,900 | 6,100 | 4,815 | Kakheti |
41. | Terjola | თერჯოლა | 6,300 | 5,500 | 4,644 | Imereti |
42. | Martvili | მარტვილი | 6,000 | 5,600 | 4,425 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
43. | Jvari | ჯვარი | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,361 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
44. | Khobi | ხობი | 6,600 | 5,600 | 4,242 | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
45. | Vani | ვანი | 6,400 | 4,600 | 3,744 | Imereti |
46. | Baghdati | ბაღდათი | 5,500 | 4,700 | 3,707 | Imereti |
47. | Vale | ვალე | 6,300 | 5,000 | 3,646 | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
48. | Tetritsqaro | თეთრი წყარო | 8,600 | 4,000 | 3,093 | Kvemo Kartli |
49. | Tsalka | წალკა | 8,000 | 1,700 | 2,874 | Kvemo Kartli |
50. | Dmanisi | დმანისი | 8,600 | 3,400 | 2,661 | Kvemo Kartli |
51. | Oni | ონი | 5,500 | 3,300 | 2,656 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti |
52. | Ambrolauri | ამბროლაური | 2,900 | 2,500 | 2,047 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti |
53. | Sighnaghi | სიღნაღი | 3,100 | 2,100 | 1,485 | Kakheti |
54. | Tsageri | ცაგერი | 1,400 | 2,000 | 1,320 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti |
Cities and towns in Abkhazia
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Abkhazia. Data for 1989 is official data from the Soviet Census 1989, data for 2010 are unofficial estimates of the World Gazetteer.
Rank | Name | Name in Georgian | Name in Abkhaz | Population 1989 | Population 2010 | Administrative Region |
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1. | Sukhumi | სოხუმი | Аҟәа | 119,200 | 39,100 | Sukhumi District |
2. | Tkvarcheli | ტყვარჩელი | Тҟәарчал | 21,700 | 16,800 | Ochamchire District |
3. | Ochamchire | ოჩამჩირე | Очамчыра | 20,100 | 14,300 | Ochamchire District |
4. | Gali | გალი | Гал | 15,800 | 10,800 | Gali District |
5. | Gudauta | გუდაუთა | Гәдоуҭа | 14,900 | 10,800 | Gudauta District |
6. | Pitsunda | ბიჭვინთა | Пиҵунда | 11,000 | 8,500 | Gagra District |
7. | Gulripshi | გულრიფში | Гәылрыҧшь | 11,800 | 8,200 | Gulripshi District |
8. | Gagra | გაგრა | Гагра | 24,000 | 7,700 | Gagra District |
9. | New Athos | ახალი ათონი | Афон Ҿыц | 3,200 | 3,700 | Gudauta District |
Cities and towns in Samachablo
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Samachablo. Data for 1989 is official data from the Soviet Census 1989, data for 2010 are unofficial estimates of the World Gazetteer.
Rank | Name | Name in Georgian | Name in Ossetian | Population 1989 | Population 2010 | Administrative Region |
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1. | Tskhinvali | ცხინვალი | Цхинвал | 42,300 | 30,000 | Gori District |
Future cities and towns
The intent to construct Lazica, a new city on Georgia's Black Sea littoral, was unveiled by President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili on December 4, 2011. The construction was scheduled to be launched in 2012.[2]
References
- Statistical Yearbook Of Georgia, 2009. 36–37. Tbilisi, Georgia: Department of Statistics under the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. 2009. ISBN 978-99928-72-38-3. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- "Georgia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
Notes
- "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Saakashvili Plans 'New Large City' on Black Sea Coast. Civil Georgia. December 4, 2011.