Chkhorotsqu ( ka, ჩხოროწყუ,
Mingrelian Mingrelian may refer to:
*the Mingrelians
*the Mingrelian language
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for "nine springs") is a
townlet
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in western
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
, located in the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...
and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its population was 3,141 as of 2014 (including over 1,500
IDPs
An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the legal definitions of a refugee.
A ...
from breakaway
Abkhazia).
[ , p. 6. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.]
Notable residents
*
Gogita Gogua, footballer
See also
*
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...
References
External links
*. Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia
Nature and culture of Chkhorotsku Municipality of Chkhorotsku
Cities and towns in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Kutaisi Governorate
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