Znaur District

Znaur District[2] (Georgian: ყორნისის რაიონი, Qornisis Raioni; Ossetian: Знауыры район, Znauyry rajon; Russian: Знаурский район, Znaurskiy rayon) is one of the districts of South Ossetia. It is located in the southwestern part of South Ossetia. Znauri[3] is the administrative center of the district.

Znaur District
ყორნისის რაიონი
Знауыры район
District
Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Coordinates: 42.2500°N 43.7500°E / 42.2500; 43.7500
Country Georgia
De facto state South Ossetia[1]
CapitalZnauri
Government
  Head of administrationZaur Tskhobrebov
  Votes in Parliament(of 69)
Area
  Total404 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population
 (1998)
  Total9,000
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (MSK)

International status

According to administrative division of Georgia, its territory is part of Kareli Municipality of Shida Kartli.

Notes

    References

    1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
    2. Asian Bulletin. APACL Publications. 1991.
    3. Kornisi-Znauri


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