Administration of South Ossetia
Administration of South Ossetia | |
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Location of South Ossetia (red) in Georgia. The overlapping borders of the “de jure” Imereti region and the “de facto” Republic of South Ossetia. | |
| Country | Georgia |
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| Established | April 2007 |
| Russian Invasion | August 2008 |
| Abolished | 31 December 2025 |
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| Recognised regional languages | Russian |
| Government | Provisional Government |
| Currency | Georgian lari (GEL) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GET) |
| Website | http://soa.gov.ge |
| a. Initially, the administration was based in Kurta and was administering the settlements and territory outside the separatists’ control. This territory was lost as a result of the 2008 South Ossetia War and thus the administration is now in exile. b. The administration was set up by the Georgian government as a temporary measure before the settlement of South Ossetia’s status. | |
The Administration of South Ossetia (Georgian: სამხრეთი ოსეთის ადმინისტრაცია, romanized: Samxreti Osetis administʼracia; Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстоны администраци, romanized: Xussar Irystony Administraci), officially the Administration of the Temporary Administrative-Territorial Unit on the Territory of the Former Autonomous Region of South Ossetia, was a provisional government that Georgia regarded as the legal government of South Ossetia. The administration was set up by the Georgian government as a transitional measure leading to the settlement of South Ossetia's status. The area lies within the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast which was abolished by the Georgian government in 1990. Since then, South Ossetia has had no formal autonomous status within Georgia. Following the 2008 South Ossetia war, the Provisional Administration had no South Ossetian territory under its control and remained a nominal entity until it was abolished on 31 December 2025.