Mtskheta-Mtianeti

Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Georgian: მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally "Mtskheta-Mountain Area") is a region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas. The western part of the region, namely the entire Akhalgori Municipality, is controlled by breakaway South Ossetia^{[nt 1]} since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti მცხეთა-მთიანეთი
Mkhare (region)
From the top to bottom-right: Kazbegi National Park, Gergeti Trinity Church, Lake Tina in Juta Valley, Pshav-Khevsureti National Park, Mtskheta
Overlapping borders of de jure Mtskheta-Mtianeti region and de facto South Ossetia[nt 1]
Country	Georgia
Seat	Mtskheta
Subdivisions	5 Municipalities[1]
Government
• Governor	Davit Nozadze[2]
Area [3]
• Total	5,606 km2 (2,164 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	93,389
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product [5]
• Total	₾ 1.63 billion (2022)
• Per Capita	₾ 17,720 (2022)
ISO 3166 code	GE-MM
HDI (2021)	0.745[6] high · 10th
Website	www.mtskheta-mtianeti.gov.ge

Administrative divisions

The Mtskheta-Mtianeti region officially comprises five municipalities,^[1] yet only four are effectively under Georgian authority:

Municipality	Pop. (2021)	Town/Village	Pop. (2021)
Akhalgori[nt 2]	3,665 [7]	Akhalgori	1,033 (2015 [8])
Dusheti	26,328	Dusheti	6,864
Kazbegi	3,781	Stepantsminda	1,443
Mtskheta	53,006	Mtskheta	7,606
Tianeti	10,274	Tianeti	3,084
Source: Geostat[4]

See also

• Subdivisions of Georgia

Notes

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. With the formation of mkhare (regions) in 1995, Akhalgori was officially classified as part of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. Since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War the Georgian central government lost effective controle over Akhalgori.