Zestaponi
City in Imereti, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zestafoni or Zestaphoni (Georgian: ზესტაფონი, romanized: zest'aponi, Georgian pronunciation: [zestʼapʰoni]) is the administrative center of Zestafoni District in Western Georgia. Zestafoni is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia – Margveti, which is a part of Imereti province. Zestafoni is the center of Margveti's Eparchy of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Zestafoni is situated in the furthest east of the Colchis Plateau, and is built on both banks of the Qvirila River.
Zestaponi
ზესტაფონი | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 42°06′30″N 43°02′30″E | |
Country | Georgia (country) |
Mkhare | Imereti |
District | Zestafoni |
Elevation | 520 ft (160 m) |
Population (January 1, 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 20,548 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
Climate | Cfa |
It is an important industrial center, with a large ferro-alloy plant processing manganese ore from nearby Chiatura.[2] Zestafoni is in the Kolkheti lowlands, a semi-tropical region with relatively cold winters averaging −4 °C (25 °F) in January and hot summers averaging 24 °C (75 °F) in August. The surrounding countryside is a wine-growing region.[2]