The Georgia-Imeretia Governorate (russian: Грузино-Имеретинская губерния) was a short-lived
governorate (''guberniya'') of the
Caucasus Viceroyalty of the
Russian Empire
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, administered from
Tiflis
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...
(Tbilisi). Roughly corresponding to modern
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
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and parts of
Armenia
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and
Azerbaijan
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, it was created in 1840 from the territory of the
Georgia Governorate
The Georgian Governorate (russian: Грузинская губерния; ka, საქართველოს გუბერნია) was one of the '' guberniyas'' of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Tiflis (T ...
and the oblasts of
Imeretia
Imereti ( Georgian: იმერეთი) is a region of Georgia situated in the central-western part of the republic along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River. Imereti is the most populous region in Georgia. It consists of 11 munici ...
and
Armenia
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.
In 1846 the Imperial administration of the Caucasus was reorganized and the Georgia-Imeretia Governorate was abolished, with its territory forming the new governorates of
Tiflis
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...
and
Kutais.
Administrative divisions
At its creation the Georgia-Imeretia Governorate contained eight ''
uyezd
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s'':
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Akhaltsikhe
*Belokan (from 1844 a separate
Djaro-Belokan Okrug)
*
Guria
Guria ( ka, გურია) is a region (''mkhare'') in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 113,000 (2016), with Ozurgeti as the regional capital.
Geography ...
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Gori
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Elisabethpol
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*
Kutaisi
*
Telavi
Telavi ( ka, თელავი ) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014). The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombo ...
*
Erivan
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Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917)
Governorates of the Caucasus
1840s in Georgia (country)
States and territories established in 1840
States and territories disestablished in 1846
1840 establishments in the Russian Empire
1846 disestablishments in the Russian Empire