Martvili
Local name: მარტვილი
Located in Martvili Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti Coordinates: 42°24′51″ N 42°22′44″ E
- Population
- 3,966
- 4K
- Elevation
- 194 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport28 km
- BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport110 km
About Martvili
Martvili is a city. Location: Martvili Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti. Population: 3,966. Elevation: 194 m.
Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.
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Travel notes for Martvili
From Wikivoyage
Martvili (Georg.: მართვილი) is a district town of 4,400 people (2014) in the Mingrelia region of Northwestern Georgia. It is known for its extensive monastery complex, and for the nearby gorges, which are ideal for canyoning and rafting.
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Since the Middle Ages, the town of Martvili has been a religious centre of western Georgia. Until 1936 the place was called Chkondidi (ჭყონდიდი) because of the nearby Chkondidi Cathedral. The city was called Gegechkori (გეგეჭკორი, named after Sascha Gegechkori) from 1936 to 1990. In 1990, Martvili received the current name.
After 1990, as in many regions of Georgia, the already modest industrial production almost completely collapsed, and the population now lives largely from subsistence agriculture.
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By bus:
With minibuses (marshrutkas) from Kutaisi , Samtredia or Senaki .
By car:
From the ს 1 from Abasha via the regional road შ 4. Alternatively from Zugdidi or Mestia via the regional roads via Tschchorozku and from Kutaisi via Choni.
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Population of Martvili over time
| 1979 | 3,156 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6,036 | |
| 2002 | 5,609 | |
| 2014 | 4,425 | |
| 2016 | 4,363 | |
| 2017 | 4,315 | |
| 2018 | 4,274 | |
| 2019 | 4,242 | |
| 2020 | 4,203 | |
| 2021 | 4,182 | |
| 2022 | 4,099 | |
| 2023 | 4,117 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Martvili
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (181 mm)
- Driest month
- May (105 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° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 10° | 6° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 148 | 133 | 119 | 123 | 105 | 153 | 137 | 140 | 135 | 153 | 156 | 181 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Martvili
The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 31 km to the southeast.
Airports
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 28 kmsouth
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 110 kmsouthwest
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 114 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 31 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 106 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 219 kmeast
- Rize Population: 119.8K 219 kmsouthwest
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 235 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Martvili
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 24 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Kara Pınar Natural site 3 kmE
25–60 km13 places
- Tskhenistskali River 31 kmSE
- Motsameta Monastery Attraction 35 kmSE
- Gelati Monastery Attraction 34 kmE
- Kolkheti National Park Natural site 57 kmSW
60–100 km31 places
- Mtirala National Park Natural site 90 kmSW
- Katskhi Pillar Attraction 70 kmE
- Ushba Mountain 82 kmN
- Rachis K’edi Mountain 83 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources