Chkhorotsqu

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Chkhorotsqu or Chkhorotsku (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუ, Mingrelian for "nine springs") is a townlet in western Georgia, located in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 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).[1][2]

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Chkhorotsku is located in Georgia
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Location of Chkhorotsqu in Georgia
Chkhorotsku is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
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Chkhorotsku (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°31′20″N 42°7′45″E / 42.52222°N 42.12917°E / 42.52222; 42.12917
Country Georgia
MkhareSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
DistrictChkhorotsqu
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total3,141
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ (in Georgian) [Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti: Passport dead link], p. 6. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.
  2. ^ "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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