Tbilisi (Georgie: თბილისი, (help·info), 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. The ceety covers an aurie o 726 km² (280.3 square mile) an haes 1,480,000 indwallers.
Tbilisi თბილისი | |
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Historical center o Tbilisi | |
Coordinates: 41°43′0″N 44°47′0″E / 41.71667°N 44.78333°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 |
Tbilisi is twinned wi:
Tbilisi haes a brither ceety:
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44°47′E / 41.717°N 44.783°E
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