Ch'okhatauri
Local name: ჩოხატაური
Located in Chokhatauri Municipality, Guria Coordinates: 42°01′08″ N 42°14′22″ E
- Population
- 1,454
- 1.5K
- Elevation
- 168 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport27 km
- BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport70 km
About Ch'okhatauri
Ch'okhatauri is a city. Location: Chokhatauri Municipality, Guria. Population: 1,454. Elevation: 168 m.
Chokhatauri (Georgian: ჩოხატაური) is a town in Georgia’s Guria region, 310 km west to the nation's capital of Tbilisi. It is an administrative center of Chokhatauri Municipality, which comprises the town itself and its adjoining 61 villages. The population of the town is 1815 as of 2014. Several historical monuments are scattered across the district, e.g. an early medieval fortress of Bukistsikhe, and a monastic complex of Udabno.
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Travel notes for Ch'okhatauri
From Wikivoyage
Chokhatauri (ჩოხატაური) is a town and district center in Georgia, in the Guria region. Chokhatauri is the capital of the administrative district (Raioni) in Guria. Near chokhatauri There are numerous attractions, such as the monastery of Udabno, the mosque Zoti, the palace of Goraberezhouli and mineral water source of Nabeghlavi.
Understand+
It is good point to visit old churches and monasteries and for fishing and hiking. The region around the town is largely agriculturally used (wine and tea cultivation, dairy farming).
Get in+
By plane:
The Kutaisi International Airport is located 40 km north-east; the Batumi International Airport about 80 km southwest of the town. A taxi from the Kutaisi airport costs 30 Lari.
By train:
The nearest railway station is located in Sadschawacho, 20 km north of Chokhatauri. Fast trains from Tbilisi keep in Samtredia (3 hours 50 min, 17 lari); a taxi from Samtredia after Chokhatauri costs about 25 lari. From Ozurgeti (27 km south-west; by taxi 15 lari) depart daily two direct trains to Tbilisi (a day train, a night train, about 10 hours, from 15 lari)
By bus:
You can catch a minibus (marshutka) from Tbilisi, Batumi or Ozurgeti. 1 A bus station. is located in the southern part of the city, next to the stadium and the market, where you can catch regular buses to mini nearby towns and the villages of the region. Most Marschrutkas wait at a "micro-bus stop" on the main road, opposite the petrol station Socar, on passengers.
By car:
Chokhatauri lies on the well developed regional road Kobuleti-Ozurgeti-Chokhatauri-Sajavakho. This road is an infrequently used and scenic route.
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Population of Ch'okhatauri over time
| 1979 | 2,361 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,633 | |
| 2002 | 2,130 | |
| 2014 | 1,815 | |
| 2016 | 1,768 | |
| 2017 | 1,738 | |
| 2018 | 1,702 | |
| 2019 | 1,679 | |
| 2020 | 1,641 | |
| 2021 | 1,611 | |
| 2022 | 1,579 | |
| 2023 | 1,544 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ch'okhatauri
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (207 mm)
- Driest month
- May (87 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 145 | 118 | 103 | 87 | 141 | 121 | 135 | 152 | 169 | 174 | 207 |
How to get to Ch'okhatauri
The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 47 km to the northeast.
Airports
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 27 kmnortheast
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 70 kmsouthwest
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 131 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 47 kmnortheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 66 kmsouthwest
- Rize Population: 119.8K 181 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 218 kmeast
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 233 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ch'okhatauri
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 81 natural sites, 78 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Tskhenistskali River 13 kmN
- Bakhvists’q’ali River 15 kmW
- T’ekhuri River 24 kmNW
- Abasha River 24 kmNW
25–60 km18 places
- Gelati Monastery Attraction 53 kmNE
- Kolkheti National Park Natural site 41 kmW
- Rioni River 37 kmNW
- K’int’rishi River 46 kmSW
60–100 km145 places
- Sivri Tepesi Mountain 89 kmSE
- Ahaşen Dağı Mountain 100 kmSE
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 74 kmS
- Budak Dağı Mountain 79 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tskhenistskali River, Georgia13 km N
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Bakhvists’q’ali River, Guria15 km W
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T’ekhuri River, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti24 km NW
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Abasha River, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti24 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources