Znaur District

Znaur District
ყორნისის რაიონი
Знауыры район
District

Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 43°45′00″E / 42.2500°N 43.7500°E / 42.2500; 43.7500Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 43°45′00″E / 42.2500°N 43.7500°E / 42.2500; 43.7500
Country Georgia
De facto state South Ossetia [note 1]
Capital Znauri
Government
 • Head of administration Zaur Tskhobrebov
 • Votes in Parliament (of 69)
Area
 • Total 404 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population (1998)
 • Total 9,000
 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+03:00 (MSK)

Znaur District (Georgian: ყორნისის რაიონი, Qornisis Raioni; Ossetian: Знауыры район, Znauyry rajon; Russian: Знаурский район, Znaurskiy rayon) is one of the districts of South Ossetia. It is located in the southwestern part of South Ossetia. Znauri[1] is the administrative center of the district.

International status

According to administrative division of Georgia, its territory is part of Kareli Municipality of Shida Kartli.

Notes

  1. ↑ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References

  1. ↑ Kornisi-Znauri


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