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Znaur_District Latitude and Longitude:

42°15′00″N 43°45′00″E / 42.2500°N 43.7500°E / 42.2500; 43.7500
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Znaur District
ყორნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Знауыры район
District
Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Location of Znaur District in South Ossetia
Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 43°45′00″E / 42.2500°N 43.7500°E / 42.2500; 43.7500
Country  Georgia
De facto state  South Ossetia [1]
Capital Znauri
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 zone UTC+03:00 ( MSK)

Znaur District [2] ( Georgian: ყორნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Qornisis municip’alit’et’i; 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.

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