Dzau District
District in South Ossetia in Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District in South Ossetia in Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dzau District[1] (Georgian: ჯავის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Javis municip’alit’et’i; Ossetian: Дзауы район, Dzawy rajon; Russian: Дзауский район, Dzauskij rajon) is a district in South Ossetia.[n 1]
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Dzau District
ჯავის მუნიციპალიტეტი Дзауы район | |
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District in South Ossetia | |
Coordinates: 42°27′23.96″N 43°52′56.11″E | |
Country | Georgia |
De facto state | South Ossetia[n 1] |
Capital | Java |
Government | |
• Head of administration | Vladimir Kelekhsaev |
• Votes in Parliament | (of 69) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,448 km2 (559 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,000 |
• Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:00 (MSK) |
Roki Tunnel, Mamison Pass, Transcaucasian Highway, Ossetian Military Road and the lake Ertso are located in the district.
The largest town is Java; the second largest town is Kvaisa located in the western part of the district.
According to administrative division of Georgia, Dzau District is situated in the whole territory of Java Municipality, and part of Oni Municipality and Sachkhere Municipality of Georgia.
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