Kvaisa

Kvaisi
კვაისი
Townlet
Kvaisi
Location of Kvaisi in Georgia
Kvaisi
Kvaisi (Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti)
Kvaisi
Kvaisi (South Ossetia)
Coordinates: 42°31′22.04″N 43°38′22.04″E / 42.5227889°N 43.6394556°E / 42.5227889; 43.6394556Coordinates: 42°31′22.04″N 43°38′22.04″E / 42.5227889°N 43.6394556°E / 42.5227889; 43.6394556
Country  Georgia
Mkhare Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Population (1989)[1]
 • Total 2,264

Kvaisi or Kvaisa (Georgian: კვაისი [kʼwɑisi], Ossetian: Къуайса [ˈkʼʷajsa]) is an urban-type settlement in the Oni Municipality of Georgia. According to the official subdivision of Georgia it is in the Oni district of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia.

Settlement is located on the river Dzhedzhora (which is a tributary of Rioni river) on the slopes if Racha mountain ridge, 60 km north-west of Tskhinvali and 20 km from Oni.

Lead and zinc deposits are located near the city and in the Soviet times an ore mining and processing enterprise and hydroelectric power station worked in the region.

The town suffered significantly in the 7–8 September 2009 earthquake and around 80 local families remained homeless in late September.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г." Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ (in Russian) Пострадавших от землетрясения в Южной Осетии хотят поселить в вагонах. Rosbalt. 23 September 2009

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