Khoni Municipality

Khoni Municipality
ხონის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Okatse Canyon
Flag of Khoni Municipality
Official seal of Khoni Municipality
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country Georgia
RegionImereti
CapitalKhoni
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKhoni Municipal Assembly
 • mayorLado Jurkhadze (GD)
Area
 • Total429 km2 (166 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total23,570
Population by ethnicity[1]
 • Georgians99,7 %
 • Russians0,16 %
 • Others0,14 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Akhalsheni Village Church
Okatse Tourist centre

Khoni (Georgian: ხონის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. Its main town is Khoni.

The territory of Khoni municipality is part of the historical kingdom of Colchis. The origin and development of the Khoni is related to the trade-caravan routes passing through the area. The abutment of "Bumbua Bridge" on the Tskhenistsqali river is preserved to the present day. Here, in 65 BC the Roman commander Pompey passed through and built a lifting bridge.

  1. ^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". mashke.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04.

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