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Zestaponi Municipality

Local name: ზესტაფონის მუნიციპალიტეტი

Located in Imereti, Georgia Coordinates: 42°06′52″ N 43°00′33″ E

Map showing the location of Zestaponi Municipality Zestaponi Municipality
Location in Georgia
Population
52,452
52.5K
Elevation
144 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
Places inside
2
listed under Zestaponi Municipality
When to go
April–MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport44 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport130 km

About Zestaponi Municipality

Zestaponi Municipality is a district. Location: Imereti, Georgia. Population: 52,452.

From Wikipedia

Zestaponi (Georgian: ზესტაფონის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. The municipality covers a total area of 423 square kilometres and as of 2014 it had a population total of 57,628 people. Its main town is Zestaponi which is an important industrial center, with a large ferro-alloy plant processing manganese ore from nearby Chiatura. The municipality is a notable wine-growing region.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
423 km²
Official website
zestafoni.gov.ge

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Zestaponi Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (145 mm)
Driest month
August (76 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
Climate of Zestaponi Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°14°20°23°27°29°30°27°21°14°9°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°8°12°15°19°19°15°10°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)122103869083104817680109117145

Other places to visit in this season: April May September October

How to get to Zestaponi Municipality

The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 31 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 44 kmwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 130 kmsouthwest
  • Nalchik Airport (NAL) Nalchik 164 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 31 kmnorthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 159 kmeast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 175 kmeast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 240 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Zestaponi Municipality

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 41 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Katskhi Monastery Attraction 24 kmNE
  • Qvirila River 23 kmW

25–60 km8 places

  • Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 47 kmSW
  • Gelati Monastery Attraction 29 kmNW
  • Rachis K’edi Mountain 48 kmNE
  • Tskhenistskali River 59 kmW

60–100 km67 places

  • Elatan Dağı Mountain 95 kmS
  • Cin Dağı Mountain 92 kmS
  • Yalnızçam Dağları Mountain 92 kmS
  • Taşkesen Dağı Mountain 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zestaponi Municipality

2 places
  1. 1 Zestaponi 20.2K
  2. 2 Shorapani 1.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources