Adjara

Adjara is a region of Georgia. Its official name is Autonomous Republic of Adjara. The capital city is Batumi, which is the 2nd largest city in Georgia.

Autonomous Republic of Adjara აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა
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Adjara in Georgia
Capital	Batumi 41°39′N 42°0′E
Government
Legislature	Supreme Council
Administrative republic
• Part of unified Georgian Kingdom	9th century
• Conquered by Ottoman Empire	1614
• Ceded to Russian Empire	1878
• Adjar ASSR	1921
• Independent but not recognized state	1991
• Administrative republic of Georgia	2004
Area
• Total	2,880 km2 (1,110 sq mi)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2019 estimate	349,000[1]
• 2014 census	333,953[2]
• Density	115.96/km2 (300.3/sq mi)
Currency	Georgian lari (GEL)
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	not observed

The region is on the coast of the Black Sea near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. About 333,953 people live there (2014).

There are 5 municipalities plus the city of Batumi. The five municipalities are:

• Keda Municipality
• Kobuleti Municipality
• Khelvachauri Municipality
• Shuakhevi Municipality
• Khulo Municipality

People

• Ahmed-Pasha Khimshiashvili (died 1836), Great Ottoman Pasha (minister)
• Zurab Nogaideli (born 1964), former Prime Minister of Georgia (3 February 2005 – 16 November 2007)
• Levan Varshalomidze (born 1972), Head of the Adjarian Government, 2004–2012
• Fyodor Yurchikhin (born 3 January 1959), cosmonaut