Samegrelo
Sign in to saveMingrelia or Samegrelo ( ; ) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelians, a subgroup of Georgians.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mingrelia
- Settlement.native_name
- სამეგრელო
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ka
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of The Principality of Mingrelia (Portolan 1560).svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Principality of Samegrelo.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 50px
- Settlement.image_map
- Historical Samegrelo in modern international borders of Georgia.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.seat_type
- Largest city
- Settlement.seat
- Zugdidi
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9,983
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 522,019
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Mingrelian
- Settlement.footnotes
- Mingrelia is not an official subdivision of the Georgia; it constitutes a historical region only.
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Mingrelia or Samegrelo ( ; ) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelians, a subgroup of Georgians.
==Geography and climate== Mingrelia is bordered by the secessionist region of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east, Guria to the south and the Black Sea to the west.