Gori Municipality

Gori Municipality გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
Gori Fortress
Flag Seal
Location of Gori Municipality in Georgia
Country	Georgia
Region	Shida Kartli
Capital	Gori
various	1 town, 115 villages
Government
• Mayor	Vladimer Khinchegashvili
Area
• Total	1,352 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	125,692
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4
Website	Official site of shida kartli region

Gori (Georgian: გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Goris municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. After abolishment of former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Gori District included the territory of the former Tskhinvali District. Some northern territories of the district are part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and have not been under control of the Georgian government since 1992. It is bordered by the municipalities of Kaspi to the east, Borjomi and Tsalka to the south, and Kareli to the west. The area of Gori municipality is 1352 km2 and the population is 125,692 people. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Gori.