Kvaisi or Kvaisa (Georgian: კვაისი [kʼʷaisi], Ossetian: Къуайса [ˈkʼʷäjsä]) is an urban-type settlement in the Oni Municipality of Georgia. According to the official subdivision of Georgia it is in the Oni district of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia.

Kvaisi
კვაისი
Townlet
Kvaisi is located in Georgia
Kvaisi
Kvaisi
Location of Kvaisi in Georgia
Kvaisi is located in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Kvaisi
Kvaisi
Kvaisi (Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti)
Kvaisi is located in South Ossetia
Kvaisi
Kvaisi
Kvaisi (South Ossetia)
Coordinates: 42°31′22.04″N 43°38′22.04″E / 42.5227889°N 43.6394556°E / 42.5227889; 43.6394556
Country Georgia
MkhareRacha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
DistrictOni
Elevation
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population
 (1989)[1]
 • Total2,264
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Settlement is located on the river Jejora (which is a tributary of Rioni river) on the slopes if Racha mountain ridge, 60 km north-west of Tskhinvali and 20 km from Oni.

Lead and zinc deposits are located near the city and in the Soviet times an ore mining and processing enterprise and hydroelectric power station worked in the region.

The town suffered significantly in the 7–8 September 2009 earthquake and around 80 local families remained homeless in late September.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г." Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ (in Russian) Пострадавших от землетрясения в Южной Осетии хотят поселить в вагонах. Rosbalt. 23 September 2009
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