Marneuli District
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, in the region of Kvemo Kartli
Kvemo Kartli
Kvemo Kartli is a historic province and current administrative region in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is a regional capital. The population is mixed between Azeris and Georgians .The current governor is Davit Kirkitadze.- External links :* *...
. Its main town is Marneuli
Marneuli
Marneuli is a small city in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli District that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia.-Population:...
.
Location
Marneuli District is situated in south-east part of country near to border with AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
and Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. Area of district amounts 935 km² . Most part of its territory is located in Marneuli lowland (between 350-600 meters above sea level
Sea level
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). Highest point is Garadagh mount (1416 m.)
Administrative division
Marneuli District consists of 2 city (MarneuliMarneuli
Marneuli is a small city in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli District that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia.-Population:...
and Shulaveri) and 72 villages. Largest villages are Sadakhlo
Sadakhlo
Sadakhlo is a village in Georgia located in the south-east part of country in the administrative territory of Marneuli District near the border to Armenia.- Demography :...
and Kizilajlo
Kizilajlo
Kizilajlo is the one of great village in Georgia at the administrative territory of Marneuli District .-Geographical location:...
. In 51 villages predominate ethnic Azeris, in 11 – Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
, in 8 – Georgians
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
and in 1 – Greeks
Greeks
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Demography
According to Georgian Statistics Department at the beginning of 2009 population of Marneuli District was 123.5 th. or 2,8% of total population of GeorgiaGeorgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. 49,4% of inhabitants are males, 50,6% females .
In accordance with population census in 2002 Azeris have been predominating with 83.1% at the ethnic structure of inhabitants. Georgians
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
was 8% and Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
7.9% .
Economy
After the collapse of Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
economy of Marneuli has broken down like other regions of country. At present Marneuli is known as agricultural region. In 2006 Marneuli owned share 78% of tobacco
Tobacco
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, 11% of vegetable
Vegetable
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s and 4% of meat
Meat
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production around the Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
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Culture
At present in Marneuli it is functioning 87 state and 1 non-state secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, 4 college
College
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, 4 high education enterprises (university
University
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), 67 libraries
Library
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, 2 theaters, 2 museum
Museum
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s and 1 TV .