Kvemo Kartli

Rustavi is the administrative center of the region.

Kvemo Kartli consists of 7 administrative districts: Rustavi (city), Bolnisi, Gardabani, Dmanisi, Tetritskaro, Marneuli, Tsalka.

There are 353 settlements in the region of which:

7 cities - Rustavi, Bolnisi, Gardabani, Dmanisi, Tetritskaro, Marneuli, Tsalka;
8 towns - Didi Lilo, Kojori, Kazreti, Manglisi, Tamarisi, Shaumiani, Bediani, Trialeti;
338 villages.

Kvemo Kartli is located to the south from Tbilisi. The region has good communication links - the main motor road and railway line connect Tbilisi with Armenia and Azerbaijan via Kvemo Kartli.

According to the SDS data, the region's production makes up 11 percent of Georgia's total entrepreneurial products and 21 percent of industrial output. The development of the industry can be attributed to the fact that several large industrial enterprises operate in the region. Rustavi is the main city of the region where the Azot chemical combine and the metallurgical plant are located. The thermal power plant Mtkvari Energetika and the mining companies Kvartsiti and Madneuli engaged in the extraction of copper and gold are among other large enterprises of the region. A service sphere is poorly developed in the region.

The main agricultural activities in the region are vegetable, fruit and potato growing. The Tsalka region (which is far from towns) is more engaged in animal growing.

Households are mainly engaged in growing vegetables (7,000 ha), potato (6,000 ha; 43,000 tons) and maize (5,000 ha; 15,000 tons).

The most significant sites of tourist interest are:

• Sioni cathedral of Bolnisi
• Pitareti cathedral
• Birtvisi fortress
• Ruins of the ancient town of Dmanisi
• The city-fortress of Samshvilde

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