Guria

Guria
გურია
From the top to bottom-right: Landscape of Guria, Bakhmaro, Shemokmedi Monastery, Kolkheti National Park, Bakhvistsqali River
Location of Guria
Country Georgia
Main CityOzurgeti
Municipalities3
Government
 • GovernorZurab Nasaraia
Area
 • Total
2,033 km2 (785 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
104,338
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
 • Total 1.04 billion (2022)
 • Per Capita 9,934 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeGE-GU
HDI (2021)0.759[3]
high · 2nd

Guria (Georgian: გურია) is a region (mkhare) in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 104,338 (2023),[4] with Ozurgeti as the regional capital.

  1. ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Population of Georgia Archived 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine