Znaur District

Znaur District^[2] (Georgian: ყორნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Qornisis municip’alit’et’i; Ossetian: Знауыры район, Znauyry rajon; Russian: Знаурский район, Znaurskiy rayon) is one of the districts of South Ossetia. It is located in the southwestern part of South Ossetia. Znauri^[3] is the administrative center of the district.

Znaur District ყორნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი Знауыры район
District
Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Coordinates: 42.2500°N 43.7500°E / 42.2500; 43.7500
Country	Georgia
De facto state	South Ossetia[1]
Capital	Znauri
Government
• Head of administration	Zaur Tskhobrebov
• Votes in Parliament	(of 69)
Area
• Total	404 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population  (1998)
• Total	9,000
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (MSK)

International status

According to administrative division of Georgia, its territory is part of Kareli Municipality of Shida Kartli.

Notes

References

1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
2. Asian Bulletin. APACL Publications. 1991.
3. Kornisi-Znauri