Dzau District
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Dzau District
ჯავის მუნიციპალიტეტი Дзауы район | |
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District in South Ossetia | |
 Edisa | |
.svg) Location of Dzau District in South Ossetia | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′23.96″N 43°52′56.11″E / 42.4566556°N 43.8822528°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| De facto state |  South Ossetia[n 1] |
| Capital | Java |
| Government | |
| • Head of administration | Vladimir Kelekhsaev |
| • Votes in Parliament | (of 69) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,448 km2 (559 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,000 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (MSK) |
Dzau District[1] (Georgian: ჯავის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Javis municip’alit’et’i; Template:Lang-os, Dzawy rajon; Template:Lang-ru, Dzauskij rajon) is a district in South Ossetia.[n 1]
Geography
Roki Tunnel, Mamison Pass, Transcaucasian Highway, Ossetian Military Road and the lake Ertso are located in the district.
The largest town is Java; the second largest town is Kvaisa located in the western part of the district.
International status
According to administrative division of Georgia, Dzau District is situated in the whole territory of Java Municipality, and part of Oni Municipality and Sachkhere Municipality of Georgia.
Notes
- ^ a b South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
References
- ^ Bulatov, Alexander S.; Kvashnin, Yury D.; Mamedova, Nina M. (2019-04-25). The Economy of Russia and Other Post-Soviet Countries. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3373-8.
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