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Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი | |
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From the top to bottom-right: Lechkhumi Mountain Range, Oni District, Rioni River, Kheshkuri River, Shaori Reservoir | |
![Overlapping borders of de jure Racha-Lechkhumi region and de facto Republic of South Ossetia[nt 1]](view_image.php?q=Racha-Lechkhumi_and_Kvemo_Svaneti&sq=&lang=&file=File:Racha-Lechkhumi_in_Georgia_(disputed_hatched).svg) Overlapping borders of de jure Racha-Lechkhumi region and de facto Republic of South Ossetia[nt 1] | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Seat | Ambrolauri |
| Subdivisions | 4 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Parmen Margvelidze |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,954 km2 (1,913 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 28,500 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | ₾ 373.7 million (2022) |
| • Per Capita | ₾ 13,539 (2022) |
| ISO 3166 code | GE-RL |
| HDI (2021) | 0.800[4] high · 11th |
| Website | rls |
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Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (Georgian: რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი, Rach’a-Lechkhumi da Kvemo Svaneti) is a region (mkhare) in northwestern Georgia with a population of 28,500 (2021[2]), making it the most sparsely populated region in the country. It has a nominal area of 4,954 km2 (1,913 sq mi), of which 4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi) is de facto controlled by Georgia.[5] The remainder is effectively under South Ossetian control.[nt 2] The region has Ambrolauri as its administrative center and Parmen Margvelidze is governor of the region since June 2021.[6][7] Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti includes the historical provinces of Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (or Lower Svaneti).
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- ^ Nominal area 4,954 km2, de facto controlled by Georgia 4,600 km2.
- ^ a b "Population and Demography - Population as of 1 January by regions and urban-rural settlements". National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 204. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "PM Gakharia Appoints Four New Governors". Civil Georgia. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "State Representative Parmen Margvelidze". Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti website (in Georgian). 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-04.