Zestaponi
Local name: ზესტაფონი
Located in Zestaponi Municipality, Imereti Coordinates: 42°06′27″ N 43°01′58″ E
- Population
- 20,183
- 20.2K
- Elevation
- 167 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport46 km
- BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport131 km
About Zestaponi
Zestaponi is a city. Location: Zestaponi Municipality, Imereti. Population: 20,183. Elevation: 167 m.
Zestaponi (Georgian: ზესტაფონი, romanized: zest'aponi, Georgian pronunciation: [zestʼapʰoni]), also transliterated as Zestafoni, is the administrative center of Zestaponi District in Western Georgia. Zestaponi is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia – Margveti, which is a part of Imereti province. Zestaponi is the center of Margveti's Eparchy of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Zestaponi is situated in the furthest east of the Colchis Plateau, and is built on both banks of the Qvirila River.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Zestaponi
- Tauragė· Lithuania
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Zestaponi over time
| 2002 | 24,158 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20,814 | |
| 2023 | 20,548 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Zestaponi
Best months for sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 13° | 20° | 22° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 20° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 7° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 122 | 103 | 86 | 90 | 83 | 104 | 81 | 76 | 80 | 109 | 117 | 145 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May September October
How to get to Zestaponi
The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 33 km to the northwest.
Airports
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 46 kmwest
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 131 kmsouthwest
- Nalchik Airport (NAL) Nalchik 164 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 33 kmnorthwest
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 127 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 156 kmeast
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 173 kmeast
- Rize Population: 119.8K 242 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Zestaponi
Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Katskhi Monastery Attraction 23 kmNE
25–60 km8 places
- Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 48 kmSW
- Gelati Monastery Attraction 31 kmNW
- Rachis K’edi Mountain 48 kmNE
- Qvirila River 25 kmW
60–100 km69 places
- Elatan Dağı Mountain 95 kmS
- Cin Dağı Mountain 92 kmS
- Yalnızçam Dağları Mountain 92 kmS
- Taşkesen Dağı Mountain 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources