National parks of Georgia

Georgia has a long history of establishing protected areas dating back to 1912 when the Lagodekhi Strict Nature Reserve was created. Nowadays, protected areas make up to 7% of the country's territory (384 684 ha) and about 75% of protected areas are covered by forests.[1] Total number of protected areas in Georgia — 89. In Georgia there are 14 Strict Nature Reserves, 12 National Parks, 20 Managed Nature Reserves, 40 Natural Monuments, 2 Ramsar sites and 1 Protected Landscape.[1] Management and coordination of the Protected Areas is implemented by a Legal Entity of Public Law Protected Areas Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia.[2] Currently under development:

  • Trialeti Planned National Park[3]
This article is about national parks in the country of Georgia. For parks in the U.S. state, see Protected areas of Georgia (U.S. state).

National parks
Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Kvemo Kartli Tetritsqaro Municipality 2007 41°43′N 44°19′E 157.63 square kilometres (60.86 sq mi) II
Samtskhe-Javakheti Borjomi, Kharagauli, Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Khashuri and Baghdati Municipality 1995 41°51′N 43°10′E 1,093.0 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi) II
Samtskhe–Javakheti Ninotsminda Municipality 2011 41°10′N 43°26′E 238.53 square kilometres (92.10 sq mi) II
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Kazbegi Municipality 1976 42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E 1,446.17 square kilometres (558.37 sq mi) II
Adjara Kobuleti Municipality 2007 41.682°N 42.039°E / 41.682; 42.039 186.84 square kilometres (72.14 sq mi) II
Colchis Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Guria 1998 42°6′39″N 41°41′46″E 807.99 square kilometres (311.97 sq mi) II
Adjara Khelvachauri Municipality 2012 41°31′12.92″N 41°43′10.81″E 130.7 square kilometres (50.5 sq mi) II
Adjara Kobuleti, Khelvachauri and Keda Municipality 2006 41°41′51.1″N 41°53′22.2″E 281.26 square kilometres (108.60 sq mi) II
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta Municipality 2007 41°52′N 44°56′E 380.02 square kilometres (146.73 sq mi) II
Kakheti Akhmeta Municipality 2003 42°24′36″N 45°29′13″E 1,276.43 square kilometres (492.83 sq mi) II
Kakheti Dedoplistsqaro Municipality 2007 41°12′N 46°23′E 442.51 square kilometres (170.85 sq mi) II
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Dusheti Municipality 2014 42.66°N 45.16°E / 42.66; 45.16 1,400.44 square kilometres (540.71 sq mi) II

See also

References
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  1. Georgia, Europe. UNEP-WCMC (2018). Protected Area Profile for Georgia from the World Database of Protected Areas, November 2018. Protected Planet
  2. Elizbarashvili, Nodar; Kupatadze, Bondo (2011). 100 sights of Georgia. Tbilisi: Publishing house Clio. ISBN 978-9941-415-33-3.
  3. 41°45′28.786″N 44°16′9.131″E Trialeti Planned National Park near Inner Kartli, Kaspi Municipality in Shida Kartli region.
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