Ozurgeti Municipality

Ozurgeti Municipality
ოზურგეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი
School in Ozurgeti
School in Ozurgeti
Flag of Ozurgeti Municipality
Official seal of Ozurgeti Municipality
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Coordinates: 41°56′00″N 41°59′00″E / 41.9333°N 41.9833°E / 41.9333; 41.9833
Country Georgia
RegionGuria
CapitalOzurgeti
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyOzurgeti Municipal Assembly
 • mayorAvtandil Talakvadze (GD)[1]
Area
 • Total675 km2 (261 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total59,357
 • Density87.9/km2 (228/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[2]
 • Georgians97.19 %
 • Armenians1.77 %
 • Russians0.59 %
 • Ukrainians0.17 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Area code+995 496
Websiteozurgeti.mun.gov.ge
Fridrich Dubois de Montpereux “Old Ozurgeti” in 1830s

Ozurgeti (Georgian: ოზურგეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Ozurgetis munitsipalit'et'i) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Guria. Its main town is Ozurgeti.

Ozurgeti municipality is located on the territory of western Georgia. Its area is 675 km2 (261 sq mi). Ozurgeti municipality is bordered on the west by the Black Sea, on the south by the Adjara-Guria ridge, the Choloki River and the Autonomous Republic of Adjara; Chokhatauri municipalities in the east and Lanchkhuti municipalities in the north. Black earth-alluvial and earthen soils are spread in the territory of the municipality. Red earth soils are spread in the hilly strip of the municipality. Red alloys of alluvial secondary origin are developed on the terraces of rivers, sediments, and swamps, and swampy soils are developed in the coastal zone.[3]

  1. ^ "Avtandil Talakvadze started acting as mayor" (in Georgian). 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. ^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ^ "Მუნიციპალიტეტის ძირითადი მონაცემები".