Chkhorotsqu ( ka, ჩხოროწყუ,
Mingrelian for "nine springs") is a
townlet
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in western
Georgia
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, located in the
region
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of
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...
and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its population was 3,141 as of 2014 (including over 1,500
IDPs from breakaway
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which ...
).
[ , p. 6. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.]
Notable residents
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Gogita Gogua
Gogita Gogua ( ka, გოგიტა გოგუა; born 4 October 1983) is a Georgia (country), Georgian Association football, footballer who plays for FC Shevardeni-1906 Tbilisi. While he mainly plays midfielder, midfield, he can also play a ...
, footballer
See also
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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...
References
External links
*. Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia
Nature and culture of Chkhorotsku Municipality of Chkhorotsku
Cities and towns in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Kutaisi Governorate
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