Kvareli Municipality
ყვარლის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Georgia |
Mkhare | Kakheti |
capital city | Kvareli |
Government | |
• mayor | Givi Zautashvili |
Area | |
• Total | 1,000.8 km2 (386.4 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 29,827 |
• Density | 2,980/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Population by ethnicity[1] | |
• Georgians | 93.84 % |
• Avars | 3.26 % |
• Ossetians | 1.21 % |
• Udis | 0.55 % |
• Armenians | 0.47 % |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
Website | http://kvareli.gov.ge/ |
Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარლის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is an administrative-territorial unit in eastern Georgia, in the northeastern part of the Kakheti region. Until 1917, the territory of Qvareli Municipality was included in Telavi Mazra of Tbilisi Governorate; with the administrative division of 1921, the territory of Qvareli Municipality was again assigned to Telavi Mazra. Since 1930, it has been formed as a separate district. Currently, it is a municipality. The city of Qvareli, located at the confluence of the Bursa and Duruji rivers, has been a city since 1964.
Area: 1000,8 km2.