Georgia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Georgia had an estimated population of 4,479,180 in 2005, with 113 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Georgia today — population now 3,804,642, against 4,479,180 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 4,479,180 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 4,026,131 | 3,804,642 | -6% |
The two sources differ by 11% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 1,258,085 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | Tbilisi | 1,049,498 | 1,049,498 now |
| 2 | Kutaisi | Imereti | 178,338 | 135,201 now |
| 3 | Batumi | Ajaria | 118,282 | 186,949 now |
| 4 | Rustavi | Kvemo Kartli | 109,865 | 128,249 now |
| 5 | Sukhumi | Abkhasia | 81,546 | — |
| 6 | Zugdidi | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 73,006 | 40,067 now |
| 7 | Gori | Shida Kartli | 46,676 | 41,933 now |
| 8 | Poti | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 46,107 | 41,175 now |
| 9 | Samtredia | Imereti | 28,748 | 20,633 now |
| 10 | Khashuri | Shida Kartli | 27,811 | 23,949 now |
| 11 | Senaki | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 27,752 | 14,991 now |
| 12 | Zestaphoni | Imereti | 23,943 | — |
| 13 | Telavi | Kakheti | 20,583 | 19,875 now |
| 14 | Marneuli | Kvemo Kartli | 18,755 | 26,400 now |
| 15 | Kobuleti | Ajaria | 18,156 | 17,538 now |
| 16 | Tkvarcheli | Abkhasia | 17,847 | — |
| 17 | Ozurgeti | Guria | 17,743 | 13,935 now |
| 18 | Akhaltsikhe | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 17,298 | 17,445 now |
| 19 | Tskaltubo | Imereti | 16,736 | — |
| 20 | Ochamchira | Abkhasia | 15,517 | — |
| 21 | Kaspi | Shida Kartli | 14,734 | 12,319 now |
| 22 | Borjomi | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 13,825 | 11,248 now |
| 23 | Tkibuli | Imereti | 13,201 | — |
| 24 | Chiatura | Imereti | 12,216 | 11,943 now |
| 25 | Sagarejo | Kakheti | 12,173 | 10,166 now |
| 26 | Gali | Abkhasia | 11,861 | 7,452 now |
| 27 | Gudauta | Abkhasia | 11,673 | 8,752 now |
| 28 | Gardabani | Kvemo Kartli | 10,972 | 12,364 now |
| 29 | Khoni | Imereti | 10,796 | 7,651 now |
| 30 | Lentekhi | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 10,442 | — |
| 31 | Surami | Shida Kartli | 10,091 | 6,973 now |
| 32 | Gurjaani | Kakheti | 9,466 | 7,217 now |
| 33 | Bolnisi | Kvemo Kartli | 9,029 | 8,461 now |
| 34 | Gulripshi | Abkhasia | 8,927 | — |
| 35 | Akhalkalaki | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 8,890 | 7,437 now |
| 36 | Tsalenjikha | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 8,879 | — |
| 37 | Kvareli | Kakheti | 8,612 | 10,177 now |
| 38 | Akhmeta | Kakheti | 8,569 | 5,664 now |
| 39 | Pitsunda | Abkhasia | 8,401 | — |
| 40 | Gagra | Abkhasia | 8,266 | 11,807 now |
| 41 | Dioknisi | Ajaria | 7,725 | 7,725 now |
| 42 | Lanchkhuti | Guria | 7,638 | 6,214 now |
| 43 | Mtskheta | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 7,422 | 7,380 now |
| 44 | Dedoplis Tskaro | Kakheti | 7,301 | — |
| 45 | Kazreti | Kvemo Kartli | 7,114 | 5,547 now |
| 46 | Dusheti | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 7,025 | 7,389 now |
| 47 | Kareli | Shida Kartli | 6,943 | 6,746 now |
| 48 | Tsnori | Kakheti | 6,609 | — |
| 49 | Lagodekhi | Kakheti | 6,550 | 5,607 now |
| 50 | Sachkhere | Imereti | 6,448 | — |
| 51 | Abasha | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 6,221 | — |
| 52 | Ninotsminda | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 6,141 | — |
| 53 | Agara | Shida Kartli | 5,811 | — |
| 54 | Chakvi | Ajaria | 5,579 | 7,492 now |
| 55 | Martvili | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 5,483 | — |
| 56 | Khobi | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 5,375 | — |
| 57 | Terjola | Imereti | 5,311 | — |
| 58 | Shaumiani | Kvemo Kartli | 5,238 | — |
| 59 | Kharagauli | Imereti | 5,096 | — |
| 60 | Laituri | Guria | 4,954 | — |
| 61 | Tianeti | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 4,852 | — |
| 62 | Manglisi | Kvemo Kartli | 4,817 | — |
| 63 | Jvari | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 4,756 | — |
| 64 | Vale | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 4,733 | — |
| 65 | Bagdati | Imereti | 4,564 | — |
| 66 | Chkhototsku | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 4,357 | — |
| 67 | Vani | Imereti | 4,265 | — |
| 68 | Tskneti | Tbilisi | 4,172 | — |
| 69 | Aspindza | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 3,940 | — |
| 70 | Khelvachauri | Ajaria | 3,774 | — |
| 71 | Akhaldaba | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 3,640 | — |
| 72 | Tetri Tskaro | Kvemo Kartli | 3,624 | — |
| 73 | Chokhatauri | Guria | 3,456 | — |
| 74 | Jinvali | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 3,446 | — |
| 75 | Didi Lilo | Kvemo Kartli | 3,349 | — |
| 76 | Mestia | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 3,187 | — |
| 77 | Naruja | Guria | 3,065 | — |
| 78 | Akhali Atoni | Abkhasia | 3,062 | — |
| 79 | Dmanisi | Kvemo Kartli | 3,038 | — |
| 80 | Oni | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 3,012 | — |
| 81 | Samgori | Kvemo Kartli | 3,011 | — |
| 82 | Pasanauri | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 2,904 | — |
| 83 | Tsagveri | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 2,745 | — |
| 84 | Makhinjauri | Ajaria | 2,736 | — |
| 85 | Kulashi | Imereti | 2,691 | — |
| 86 | Kazbegi | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 2,628 | — |
| 87 | Kveda Nasakirali | Guria | 2,453 | — |
| 88 | Ambrolauri | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 2,408 | — |
| 89 | Bakuriani | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 2,392 | — |
| 90 | Tsageri | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 2,163 | — |
| 91 | Ochkhamuri | Ajaria | 2,061 | — |
| 92 | Zahesi | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 1,933 | — |
| 93 | Signagi | Kakheti | 1,923 | — |
| 94 | Shorapani | Imereti | 1,699 | — |
| 95 | Ureki | Guria | 1,625 | — |
| 96 | Tsalka | Kvemo Kartli | 1,570 | — |
| 97 | Akhalgori | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 1,420 | — |
| 98 | Keda | Ajaria | 1,362 | — |
| 99 | Adigeni | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 1,313 | — |
| 100 | Abastumani | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 1,285 | — |
| 101 | Bakurianis Andeziti | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 1,085 | — |
| 102 | Trialeti | Kvemo Kartli | 899 | — |
| 103 | Sioni | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 777 | — |
| 104 | Khulo | Ajaria | 768 | — |
| 105 | Kojori | Kvemo Kartli | 678 | — |
| 106 | Tamarisi | Kvemo Kartli | 660 | — |
| 107 | Java | Shida Kartli | 426 | — |
| 108 | Shuakhevi | Ajaria | 380 | — |
| 109 | Kvaisi | Shida Kartli | 237 | — |
| 110 | Bediani | Kvemo Kartli | 227 | — |
| 111 | Kornisi | Shida Kartli | 208 | — |
| 112 | Kharistvala | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 114 | — |
| 113 | Lajanurhesi | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 95 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 1,106,539 |
| 2 | Imereti | 703,485 |
| 3 | Kvemo Kartli | 518,120 |
| 4 | Kakheti | 395,456 |
| 5 | Samagrelo and Zemo Svaneti | 382,033 |
| 6 | Ajaria | 370,030 |
| 7 | Shida Kartli | 320,657 |
| 8 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 207,443 |
| 9 | Abkhasia | 162,443 |
| 10 | Guria | 141,827 |
| 11 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 122,576 |
| 12 | Raga-Lechkumi and Kverno Svaneti | 48,571 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.