Tbilisi

Tbilisi (Georgie: თბილისი, [tbiˈliːsi]  , literally "Warm Spring") is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o Georgie, lyin on the banks o the Mt'k'vari (Kura) River. The name is derived frae an early Georgian form T'pilisi an it wis offeecially kent as Tiflis (ტფილისი) till 1936.^[1] The ceety covers an aurie o 726 km² (280.3 square mile) an haes 1,480,000 indwallers.

Tbilisi თბილისი
Historical center o Tbilisi
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Tbilisi თბილისი Location o Tbilisi in Georgia
Coordinates: 41°43′0″N 44°47′0″E
Kintra	Georgie
Established	c. 479 A.D
Govrenment
• Mayor	Giorgi Ugulava
Area
• City	726 km2 (280 sq mi)
Highest elevation	770 m (2,530 ft)
Lowest elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2012)
• City	1,473,551
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
• Metro	1,485,293
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Area code(s)	+9955 32
Website	www.tbilisi.gov.ge

Internaitional relations

Twin touns - sister ceeties

Tbilisi is twinned wi:^[2]

Saarbrücken, Germany (since 1975) [2] Nantes, Fraunce (since 1979) [2] Ljubljana, Slovenie (since 1979) [2] Innsbruck, Austrick (since 1982) [2] Yerevan, Armenie (since 1996)[3] Atlanta, Unitit States (since 1987) [2] Palermo, Italy (syne 1987) [2]

Bristol, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1988) [2][4] Bilbao, Spain (syne 1989) [2] Ankara, Turkey (since 1998) [2][5] Kiev, Ukraine (syne 1999) [2] Astana, Kazakhstan (syne 2005) [2]

Brither ceeties

Tbilisi haes a brither ceety:^[6]

• Vilnius, Lithuanie^[6]

Pairtnerships

• Kraków in Poland^[7]
• Odessa in Ukraine

Notes

1. Pospelov, E.M. (1998). Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira. Moscow. pp. 412..
2. "Tbilisi Municipal Portal - Sister Cities". © 2009 - Tbilisi City Hall. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2013. Retrieved 16 Juin 2009.
3. "Yerevan Municipality - Sister Cities". © 2005-2009 www.yerevan.am. Archived frae the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 Juin 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
4. "Bristol City - Town twinning". © 2009 Bristol City Council. Archived frae the original on 28 Julie 2011. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
5. "Ankara Metropolitan Municipality: Sister Cities of Ankara". © 2007 Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi - Tüm Hakları Saklıdır.Kullanım Koşulları & Gizlilik. Archived frae the original on 14 Januar 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
6. "TREND: Tbilisi, Vilnius become brother cities". en.trend.az. Archived frae the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
7. "Kraków otwarty na świat" (in Pols). www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 19 Julie 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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