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Mestia Municipality

Local name: მესტიის მუნიციპალიტეტი

Located in Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Georgia Coordinates: 43°03′38″ N 42°28′53″ E

Map showing the location of Mestia Municipality Mestia Municipality
Location in Georgia
Population
9,173
9.2K
Elevation
1,506 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
Places inside
1
listed under Mestia Municipality
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport98 km
NAL Nalchik Airport106 km

About Mestia Municipality

Mestia Municipality is a district. Location: Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. Population: 9,173.

From Wikipedia

Mestia (Georgian: მესტიის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Mesṫiis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Mestia. It has an area of 3,045 km2 and had a population of 9,316 at the 2014 census.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3,044 km²
Official website
mestia.gov.ge

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Mestia Municipality

  • Tsalenjikha Municipality

Climate of Mestia Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
June (125 mm)
Driest month
February (68 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 Mestia Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°4°9°14°18°21°21°17°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-4°2°5°8°11°11°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)836875107111125110111107118108104

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mestia Municipality

The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 98 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 90 km to the south.

Airports

  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 98 kmsouth
  • Nalchik Airport (NAL) Nalchik 106 kmnortheast
  • Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 113 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 90 kmsouth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 173 kmsouthwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 246 kmsoutheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 265 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 279 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Mestia Municipality

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 19 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Mulkhura River 13 kmSE
  • Ushba Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Mq’invari Dolra Natural site 13 kmN
  • Mount Donguzorun Mountain 15 kmN

25–60 km11 places

  • Shkhara Mountain 52 kmE
  • Gora Aylama Mountain 58 kmE
  • Svanetis Kedi Mountain 26 kmSE
  • Shota Rustaveli Peak Mountain 46 kmE

60–100 km13 places

  • Gomi River 69 kmSW
  • Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 88 kmW
  • Mta Lashk’enderi Mountain 66 kmSW
  • Amt’q’eli River 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Mestia Municipality

1 place
  1. 1 Mestia 1.7K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources