Chkhorotsqu

Chkhorotsqu (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუ, Mingrelian for "nine springs") is a townlet in western Georgia, located in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its population was 5,900 as of 2007 (including over 1,500 IDPs from breakaway Abkhazia).[1]

Chkhorotsku

ჩხოროწყუ
Chkhorotsku
Location of Chkhorotsqu in Georgia
Chkhorotsku
Chkhorotsku (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°30′37″N 42°7′45″E
Country Georgia
MkhareSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total5,400
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. (in Georgian) , p. 6. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.


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