Kvemo Kartli (Georgian: ქვემო ქართლი, Azerbaijani: Aşağı Kartli) or "Lower Kartli", is a historic province and current administrative region (mkhare) in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is the regional capital.
The region is one of the most economically developed in Georgia. After Tbilisi, the region is ranked second in industrial production. The area of the region is of 6528 km squares, which accounts for 10% of the Georgian territory; and it is the fourth largest region by area. The region is the third most populated region in Georgia with a population of 434,000. The administrative center is Rustavi. There are 353 populated areas, including:
Owing to its location, the region has great transport links. There passes the railway and the motorways which link Georgia with its neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan. The main industries are located in Rustavi and Marneuli. The industrial production of Kvemo Kartlo comprises 20% of the global Georgian production.
kvemo, kartli, georgian, ქვემო, ქართლი, azerbaijani, aşağı, kartli, lower, kartli, historic, province, current, administrative, region, mkhare, southeastern, georgia, city, rustavi, regional, capital, lower, kartli, ქვემო, ქართლიmkhare, region, kldekari, fortr. Kvemo Kartli Georgian ქვემო ქართლი Azerbaijani Asagi Kartli or Lower Kartli is a historic province and current administrative region mkhare in southeastern Georgia The city of Rustavi is the regional capital Lower Kartli ქვემო ქართლიMkhare region Kldekari FortressCountry GeorgiaSeatRustaviSubdivisions1 city 6 municipalitiesGovernment GovernorPaata Khizanashvili 1 Area Total6 527 6 km2 2 520 3 sq mi Population 2020 Total434 241 Density67 km2 170 sq mi ISO 3166 codeGE KKHDI 2017 0 726 2 high 10thWebsitekvemokartli wbr gov wbr ge wbr eng wbr Contents 1 Location 2 General information 3 Demographics 3 1 Religions 4 Administrative divisions 5 Economy 6 Monuments 7 References 8 External linksLocation EditKvemo Kartli is a region located in the Southeastern part of Georgia It borders Tbilisi Shida Kartli and Mtskheta Mtianeti on the north Samtskhe Javakheti on the west Kakheti on the east and the countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the south General information EditThe region is one of the most economically developed in Georgia After Tbilisi the region is ranked second in industrial production The area of the region is of 6528 km squares which accounts for 10 of the Georgian territory and it is the fourth largest region by area The region is the third most populated region in Georgia with a population of 434 000 The administrative center is Rustavi There are 353 populated areas including 7 cities Rustavi Bolnisi Gardabani Dmanisi Tetritsqaro Marneuli and Tsalka 6 daba Kazreti Manglisi Tamarisi Shaumiani Bediani and Trialeti 338 villagesDemographics EditIn 2014 Kvemo Kartli province of Georgia had the following ethnic makeup of 423 986 total population 3 Georgians 217 305 51 25 Azerbaijanis 177 032 41 75 Armenians 21 500 5 07 Greeks 2 631 0 62 Russians 2 113 0 49 The population estimate in 2012 was 511 300 4 but the 2014 census shows it now reduced to about 424 000 The ethnic Georgians live mostly in northern part of the region and comprise the majority in the municipalities of Tetritsqaro Gardabani Municipality Tsalka and in Rustavi The Azerbaijanis live in the southern part and comprise for the majority in the municipalities of Marneuli Dmanisi and Bolnisi The ethnic Armenians and Greeks mostly live in the Tsalka Municipality Religions Edit According to 2014 census 51 4 of the population identifies as Orthodox Christians mostly Georgians Russians and Greeks 42 9 are Muslims mostly Azerbaijanis 3 3 are Armenian Christians and 0 2 are irreligious 5 Administrative divisions Edit Rustavi the biggest city of the region Kvemo Kartli is divided into 6 municipalities and 1 special status city Rustavi Municipality City Pop Town Village Pop Bolnisi 53 590 Bolnisi 13 800Gardabani 81 876 Gardabani 10 753Dmanisi 19 141 Dmanisi 2 661Marneuli 104 300 Marneuli 20 211Tetritsqaro 21 127 Tetritsqaro 3 093Tsalka 18 849 Tsalka 2 326Rustavi 127 800Economy EditOwing to its location the region has great transport links There passes the railway and the motorways which link Georgia with its neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan The main industries are located in Rustavi and Marneuli The industrial production of Kvemo Kartlo comprises 20 of the global Georgian production Monuments EditKvemo Kartli inherited a lot of historical monuments such as the Bolnisi Sioni the Pitareti Monastery Birtvisi Samshvilde and the old inhabited area near DmanisiReferences Edit საქართველოს მთავრობა მთავარი gov ge Retrieved Aug 1 2019 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Total population by regions and ethnicity National Statistics Office of Georgia Retrieved 5 Aug 2017 Number of Population is Increasing Published on 31 May 2012 Religious composition of Georgia 2014 pop stat mashke org Retrieved 2022 11 19 External links EditOfficial website Kartli Portal Result of population census 2002 in Georgia Coordinates 41 31 N 44 31 E 41 517 N 44 517 E 41 517 44 517 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kvemo Kartli amp oldid 1152374366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
