Shida Kartli

See also: War in South Ossetia (2008)

Shida Kartli შიდა ქართლი
Mkhare (region)
The overlapping borders of the de jure Shida Kartli region and the de facto South Ossetia.
Country	Georgia
Seat	Gori
Subdivisions	1 self-governing city 5 municipalities
Government
• Governor	Zurab Rusishvili
Area
• Total	5,729 km² (2,212 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
• Total	264,633
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	GE-SK

Shida Kartli (Georgian: შიდა ქართლი, [ʃidɑ kʰɑrtʰli]) is a region (Mkhare) in Georgia. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Java, Khashuri; and one self-governing city, Gori.

The northern part of the region, namely Java, and northern territories of Kareli and Gori, (total area of 1,393 km²) have been controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia since 1992.

References

External links

Shida Kartli Regional Development Agency

Administrative divisions of Georgia

Autonomous Republics	Abkhazia Adjara

Regions	Guria Imereti Kakheti Kvemo Kartli Mtskheta-Mtianeti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samtskhe-Javakheti Shida Kartli

City with special status	Tbilisi (capital)

Other	South Ossetia

Coordinates: 42°11′N 44°00′E / 42.183°N 44.000°E / 42.183; 44.000

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