Mkhare


A mkhare is a type of administrative division in the country of Georgia. It is usually translated into English as "region".
According to presidential decrees issued in 1994 and 1996, Georgia's division into regions is on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved. The regional administration is headed by a state commissioner, an official appointed by the president.
The regions are further subdivided into municipalities. There are nine regions in Georgia :
RegionCapitalPopulation estimate ---------------
GuriaOzurgeti 109,396
ImeretiKutaisi 497,396
KakhetiTelavi 312,453
Kvemo KartliRustavi 433,162
Mtskheta-MtianetiMtskheta 93,636
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo SvanetiAmbrolauri 29,701
Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiZugdidi 308,358
Samtskhe-JavakhetiAkhaltsikhe 154,139
Shida KartliGori 257,279