Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი | |
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Mkhare (region) | |
From the top to bottom right: Enguri River, Dadiani Palace, Mestia at night, Tetnuldi, Martvili Monastery | |
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| Country |  Georgia |
| Capital | Zugdidi |
| Subdivisions | 1 city, 8 municipalities[1] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Giorgi Guguchia (2 June 2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,468 km2 (2,883 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 308,358[3] |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | ₾ 3.28 billion (2022) |
| • Per Capita | ₾ 10,904 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | GE-SZ |
| HDI (2021) | 0.765[5] high · 5th |
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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021[3]) and a surface of 7,468 km2 (2,883 sq mi).[2] The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, while Giorgi Guguchia is governor of the region since June 2021.[6][7] Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is compiled of the historical Georgian provinces of Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and Zemo Svaneti (i.e., Upper Svaneti).
- ^ "Regions and municipalities of Georgia" (in Georgian). Georgian Government. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ a b "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 229. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ a b "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Giorgi Guguchia Appointed Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Georgia Today. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "State Representative of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti". Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.