Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
Mkhare (region)
	From the top to bottom right: Enguri River, Dadiani Palace, Mestia at night, Tetnuldi, Martvili Monastery
Country	Georgia
Capital	Zugdidi
Subdivisions	1 city, 8 municipalities
Government
• Governor	Giorgi Guguchia (2 June 2021)
Area
• Total	7,468 km2 (2,883 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	308,358
Gross Regional Product
• Total	₾ 3.28 billion (2022)
• Per Capita	₾ 10,904 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
ISO 3166 code	GE-SZ
HDI (2021)	0.765; high · 5th

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021^[3]) and a surface of 7,468 km² (2,883 sq mi).^[2] The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, while Giorgi Guguchia is governor of the region since June 2021.^[6]^[7] Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is compiled of the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and Zemo Svaneti (i.e., Upper Svaneti).

^ "Regions and municipalities of Georgia" (in Georgian). Georgian Government. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ ^a ^b "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 229. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ ^a ^b "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ "Giorgi Guguchia Appointed Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Georgia Today. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ "State Representative of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[reg-mun-1] "Regions and municipalities of Georgia" (in Georgian). Georgian Government. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[census2014detail-2] "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 229. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[geostatpop-3] "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". Retrieved 2021-11-23.

[4] "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).

[GlobalDataLab-5] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[gvr-6] "Giorgi Guguchia Appointed Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Georgia Today. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[gvr2-7] "State Representative of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

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