Ozurgeti Municipality
Ozurgeti (Georgian: ოზურგეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Ozurgetis munitsipalit'et'i) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Guria. Its main town is Ozurgeti.
Ozurgeti Municipality
ოზურგეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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School in Ozurgeti | |
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Location of the municipality within Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 41.9333°N 41.9833°E | |
| Country | GEO |
| Region | Guria |
| Capital | Ozurgeti |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Ozurgeti Municipal Assembly |
| • mayor | Avtandil Talakvadze (GD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 675 km2 (261 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 59,357 |
| • Density | 87.9/km2 (228/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Georgians | 97.19 % |
| • Armenians | 1.77 % |
| • Russians | 0.59 % |
| • Ukrainians | 0.17 % |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
| Area code | +995 496 |
| Website | ozurgeti |
Ozurgeti municipality is located on the territory of western Georgia. Its area is 675 km2 (261 sq mi). Ozurgeti municipality is bordered on the west by the Black Sea, on the south by the Adjara-Guria ridge, the Choloki River and the Autonomous Republic of Adjara; Chokhatauri municipalities in the east and Lanchkhuti municipalities in the north. Black earth-alluvial and earthen soils are spread in the territory of the municipality. Red earth soils are spread in the hilly strip of the municipality. Red alloys of alluvial secondary origin are developed on the terraces of rivers, sediments, and swamps, and swampy soils are developed in the coastal zone.