Martvili
Martvili
მარტვილი Chkondidi, Gegechkori | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Martvili downtown | |
  Martvili Location of Martvili in Georgia  Martvili Martvili (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 42°22′40″E / 42.41389°N 42.37778°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| District | Martvili |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 3,980 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| Website | http://martvili.gov.ge |
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.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1,660 | — |
| 1959 | 5,062 | +5.73% |
| 1970 | 2,984 | −4.69% |
| 1979 | 3,156 | +0.62% |
| 1989 | 6,036 | +6.70% |
| 2002 | 5,609 | −0.56% |
| 2014 | 4,425 | −1.96% |
| 2020 | 4,203 | −0.85% |
| Source: Population data (1939 - 1989, 2020),[2] 2002[3] and 2014[4] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities
Martvili is twinned with the following cities:[5]
- Ardeşen, Turkey
- Jevíčko, Czech Republic
- Czarnków, Poland
- Gmina Odolanów, Poland
- Boiarka, Ukraine[6]
Gallery
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Abasha river in Martvili -
Nogha Fortress in Martvili -
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Georgian stamp featuring pectoral cross from Martvili
References
- ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "საქართველო / Sakartvelo". Population Statistics of Eastern Europe and former USSR.
- ^ "საქართველოს მოსახლეობის 2002 წლის პირველი ეროვნული საყოველთაო აღწერის შედეგბი, ტომი I" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Statistics Office of Georgia. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "საგარეო ურთიერთობები". www.martvili.ge. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Міста-партнери". mistoboyarka.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
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