Chkhorotsqu

Chkhorotsqu ჩხოროწყუ
Chkhorotsqu ჩხოროწყუ Location of Chkhorotsqu in Georgia
Coordinates: 42°30′37″N 42°7′45″E / 42.51028°N 42.12917°E / 42.51028; 42.12917Coordinates: 42°30′37″N 42°7′45″E / 42.51028°N 42.12917°E / 42.51028; 42.12917
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Elevation	180 m (591 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	5,900
Time zone	Georgian Time (UTC+4)

Chkhorotsqu (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუ, literally meaning in Mingrelian “nine springs”) is a townlet in western Georgia, located in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its population was 5,900 as of 2007 (including over 1,500 IDPs from breakaway Abkhazia).^[1]

References

1. ^ (Georgian) Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti: Passport, p. 6. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.

External links

• Georgian Museums: Chkhorotsku Local Museum. Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia
• Nature and culture of Chkhorotsku. Municipality of Chkhorotsku