Zestaponi Municipality
Zestaponi Municipality
ზესტაფონის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Tabakini Church near Argveti | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of the municipality within Georgia | |
Interactive map of Zestaponi Municipality | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Imereti |
| Capital | Zestaponi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Zestaponi Municipal Assembly |
| • Mayor | Giorgi Goglichidze (Georgian Dream) |
| Area | |
• Total | 423 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 57,628 |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Georgians | 99.5 % |
| • Russians | 0.2 % |
| • Armenians | 0.1 % |
| • Ukrainians | 0.1 % |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
Zestaponi (Georgian: ზესტაფონის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. The municipality covers a total area of 423 square kilometres and as of 2014 it had a population total of 57,628 people. Its main town is Zestaponi which is an important industrial center, with a large ferro-alloy plant processing manganese ore from nearby Chiatura. The municipality is a notable wine-growing region.