A mkhare (Georgian: მხარე, mxare) is a type of administrative division in the country of Georgia. It is usually translated as "region".

According to presidential decrees in 1994 and 1996,[citation needed] Georgia's division into regions is on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved. The regional administration is headed by a State Commissioner (სახელმწიფო რწმუნებული, Saxelmćipo Rćmunebuli, usually translated as "Governor"), an official appointed by the President.

The regions are further subdivided into municipalities.[1] There are 9 regions in Georgia (see also map opposite):

RegionCapitalPopulation Estimate (as of Jan. 1, 2019) [2]
GuriaOzurgeti 109,396
ImeretiKutaisi 497,396
KakhetiTelavi 312,453
Kvemo KartliRustavi 433,162
Mtskheta-MtianetiMtskheta 93,636
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti  Ambrolauri 29,701
Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiZugdidi 308,358
Samtskhe-JavakhetiAkhaltsikhe 154,139
Shida KartliGori 257,279

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