Martvili

Town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.

Country Georgia
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Websitehttp://martvili.gov.ge
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Martvili
მარტვილი
Chkondidi, Gegechkori
Town
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Martvili downtown
Martvili is located in Georgia
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Location of Martvili in Georgia
Martvili is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
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Martvili (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 42°22′40″E
Country Georgia
RegionSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
District Martvili
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
3,980
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Websitehttp://martvili.gov.ge
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The Martvili Monastery

Geography

The town of Martvili is located in the Odishi-Guria plain between the Noghela and Abasha rivers, 33 km from the town of Abasha itself. The town rests 170 m above sea level.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, Martvili had a population of 4203 people.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19391,660—    
19595,062+5.73%
19702,984−4.69%
19793,156+0.62%
19896,036+6.70%
20025,609−0.56%
20144,425−1.96%
20204,203−0.85%
Source: Population data (1939 - 1989, 2020),[2] 2002[3] and 2014[4]
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Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Georgia (country)

Martvili is twinned with the following cities:[5]

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