Kvemo Kartli

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Kvemo Kartli ქვემო ქართლის მხარე Kvemo Kartlis mkhare
General info
Region ISO 3166 code:	GE-KK
Area:	6,528 km²
Population:	508,300 (2007)
Subdivision:	1 town, 6 regions
Capital:	Rustavi
Governor:	Davit Kirkitadze

Kvemo Kartli (Lower Kartli, Georgian: ქვემო ქართლი) is a historic province and current administrative region in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is a regional capital. The population is mixed between Azeris (45,1%) and Georgians (44%), who constituted a majority of the population.^[1]

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• Official website

Result of population census 2002 in Georgia (in Georgian language)

v • d • e Administrative divisions of Georgia Autonomous republics Abkhazia1 · Adjara Regions Guria · Imereti · Kakheti · Kvemo Kartli · Mtskheta-Mtianeti · Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti · Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti · Samtskhe-Javakheti · Shida Kartli2 City with special status Tbilisi (capital) 1 Self-proclaimed republic which de jure is part of Georgia.   2 Includes the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia.

Coordinates: 41°31′N 44°31′E / 41.517, 44.517