Imereti

Kutaisi is the administrative centre of the region.

Imereti consists of 12 administrative districts: Kutaisi (city), Tkibuli, Tskaltubo, Chiatura, Baghdati, Vani, Zestaponi, Terjola, Samtredia, Sachkhere, Kharagauli, Khoni.

There are 542 settlements in the region of which:

10 cities - Kutaisi, Tkibuli, Tskaltubo, Chiatura, Baghdati, Vani, Zestaponi, Terjola, Samtredia, Sachkhere, and Khoni;
3 towns - Shorapani, Kulashi and Kharagauli;
529 villages.

The majority of industrial enterprises in Imereti are located along the country's main motor roads and railway lines in Kutaisi, Zestaponi and Samtredia. Almost half of important enterprises are located in Kutaisi, the administrative center of the region, which has an airport as well. The entire output of the enterprises in the region comprises 7 percent of the industrial and 10 percent of entrepreneurial production of the country. The most noteworthy out of existing enterprises in the region are the enterprise in Chiatura engaged in extracting manganese and the ferro-alloy plant in Zestaponi.

The main agricultural activities of the region are vine growing and animal farming. However, farmers in Samtredia are more engaged in tea growing rather than fruit and vegetable growing.

Households are mainly engaged in growing maize (48,000 ha; 131,000 tons), vine (15,000 ha, 63,000 tons) and fruit (7,000 ha; 20,000 tons). (The indicators represent the combined data for Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi regions).

Main places of tourist interest are:

• Bagrati cathedral
• Gelati monastery
• Ruins of the ancient town of Vani
• Sataplia grotto
• Katskhi pillar
• Motsameta monastery

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