Martvili Municipality

Martvili Municipality
Municipality
Martvili monastery
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country	Georgia
Region	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Administrative centre	Martvili
Government
• Body	Martvili Municipal Assembly
• Mayor	Tornike Janashia
Area
• Total	880.6 km2 (340.0 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	33,463
• Density	38.0/km2 (98/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[1]
• Georgians	99,8  %
• Russians	0,1 %
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Website	http://www.martvili.gov.ge

Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Martvili. Martvili Municipality is located in the north-eastern part of western Georgia. It is bordered by Lentekhi in the north, Khoni and Tsageri in the east, Abasha in the south, Senaki and Chkhorotsku in the west. The southern part of the Martvili area is occupied by a lowland that rises from southwest to northeast from 60 to 170 meters. The highest place, the headwaters of Tekhuri is located at 3003 meters above sea level. To the south-west of the municipality is the Askha Mountain Range, which is rich in karst caves, waterfalls, mineral deposits and limestone. The mountains of Lebarde, Chekola and Dviri are rich in healing mineral waters.