Mkhare


A mkhare is a type of administrative division in the country of Georgia. It is usually translated as "region".
According to presidential decrees in 1994 and 1996, Georgia's division into regions is on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved. The regional administration is headed by a State Commissioner, an official appointed by the President.
The regions are further subdivided into raionis. There are 9 regions in Georgia :
RegionCapitalPopulation Estimate ---------------
GuriaOzurgeti 109,396
ImeretiKutaisi 497,396
KakhetiTelavi 312,453
Kvemo KartliRustavi 433,162
Mtskheta-MtianetiMtskheta 93,636
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo SvanetiAmbrolauri 29,701
Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiZugdidi 316,195
Samtskhe-JavakhetiAkhaltsikhe 154,139
Shida KartliGori 257,279