Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti

რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი
Mkhare (region)
	From the top to bottom-right: Lechkhumi Mountain Range, Oni District, Rioni River, Kheshkuri River, Shaori Reservoir
	Overlapping borders of de jure Racha-Lechkhumi region and de facto Republic of South Ossetia
Country	Georgia
Seat	Ambrolauri
Subdivisions	4 municipalities
Government
• Governor	Parmen Margvelidze
Area
• Total	4,954 km2 (1,913 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	28,500
• Density	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
• Total	₾ 373.7 million (2022)
• Per Capita	₾ 13,539 (2022)
ISO 3166 code	GE-RL
HDI (2021)	0.800; high · 11th
Website	rls.gov.ge

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (Georgian: რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი, Rach’a-Lechkhumi da Kvemo Svaneti) is a region (mkhare) in northwestern Georgia with a population of 28,500 (2021^[2]), making it the most sparsely populated region in the country. It has a nominal area of 4,954 km² (1,913 sq mi), of which 4,600 km² (1,800 sq mi) is de facto controlled by Georgia.^[5] The remainder is effectively under South Ossetian control.^{[nt 2]} The region has Ambrolauri as its administrative center and Parmen Margvelidze is governor of the region since June 2021.^[6]^[7] Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti includes the historical provinces of Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (or Lower Svaneti).

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^ Nominal area 4,954 km², de facto controlled by Georgia 4,600 km².
^ ^a ^b "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 204. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ "PM Gakharia Appoints Four New Governors". Civil Georgia. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ "State Representative Parmen Margvelidze". Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[notearea-2] Nominal area 4,954 km², de facto controlled by Georgia 4,600 km².

[geostatpop-3] "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Retrieved 2022-02-04.

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

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

[census2014detail-6] "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 204. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[gvr-8] "PM Gakharia Appoints Four New Governors". Civil Georgia. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[gvr2-9] "State Representative Parmen Margvelidze". Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

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Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი
Mkhare (region)
From the top to bottom-right: Lechkhumi Mountain Range, Oni District, Rioni River, Kheshkuri River, Shaori Reservoir
Overlapping borders of de jure Racha-Lechkhumi region and de facto Republic of South Ossetia^{[nt 1]}
Country	Georgia
Seat	Ambrolauri
Subdivisions	4 municipalities
Government
• Governor	Parmen Margvelidze
Area ^[1]
• Total	4,954 km² (1,913 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Total	28,500
• Density	5.8/km² (15/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product ^[3]
• Total	₾ 373.7 million (2022)
• Per Capita	₾ 13,539 (2022)
ISO 3166 code	GE-RL
HDI (2021)	0.800^[4] high · 11th
Website	rls.gov.ge