Abasha
Local name: აბაშა
Located in Abasha Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti Coordinates: 42°12′16″ N 42°12′13″ E
- Population
- 4,133
- 4.1K
- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport23 km
- BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport83 km
About Abasha
Abasha is a city. Location: Abasha Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti. Population: 4,133. Elevation: 30 m.
Abasha (Georgian: აბაშა) is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,941. It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some 283 km (176 mi) to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of Abasha acquired the status of a town in 1964 and currently functions as an administrative center of the Abasha Municipality within the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. The headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Chkondidi is also located in Abasha.
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Population of Abasha over time
| 1979 | 6,801 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7,139 | |
| 2002 | 6,430 | |
| 2014 | 4,941 | |
| 2016 | 4,863 | |
| 2017 | 4,794 | |
| 2018 | 4,736 | |
| 2019 | 4,657 | |
| 2020 | 4,573 | |
| 2021 | 4,538 | |
| 2022 | 4,450 | |
| 2023 | 4,396 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Abasha
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (188 mm)
- Driest month
- May (90 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° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 150 | 141 | 120 | 109 | 90 | 148 | 132 | 138 | 146 | 162 | 157 | 188 |
How to get to Abasha
The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 41 km to the east.
Airports
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 23 kmeast
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 83 kmsouthwest
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 114 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 41 kmeast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 79 kmsouthwest
- Rize Population: 119.8K 192 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 225 kmeast
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 241 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Abasha
Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 45 natural sites, 51 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Tskhenistskali River 12 kmSE
- T’ekhuri River 10 kmW
- Abasha River 13 kmW
25–60 km18 places
- Kara Pınar Natural site 30 kmNE
- Tskhenistskali River 43 kmE
- Motsameta Monastery Attraction 47 kmE
- Gelati Monastery Attraction 47 kmE
60–100 km80 places
- Kül Dağı Mountain 79 kmS
- Pistehale Tepesi Mountain 94 kmS
- Şağul Tepesi Mountain 93 kmS
- Detobensuyu River 93 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
T’ekhuri River, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti9.8 km W
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Tskhenistskali River, Georgia12 km SE
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Abasha River, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti13 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources