Kutaisi is a city in the Imereti region of the Republic of Georgia, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third largest in Georgia after Tbilisi and Batumi, with a population of 160,971 as of 2025. It lies 221 kilometers west of Tbilisi on the Rioni River and serves as the capital of Imereti. Historically one of Georgia's major cities, Kutaisi was the political center of ancient Colchis in the Middle Ages, capital of the Kingdom of Abkhazia and later the Kingdom of Georgia, and subsequently capital of the Kingdom of Imereti; from October 2012 to December 2018 it served as the seat of the Parliament of Georgia as part of an effort to decentralize the country's government.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Kutaisi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2
67.7
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutaisi infobox, elevation_m field
elevation_m = 80
Infobox: population_total
160 971
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One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is the third-largest city in Georgia after Tbilisi and Batumi with a population of 160,971 as of 2025.
MediaWiki API prop=coordinates for Kutaisi
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- Wikipedia infobox 'Established' = '13th century BC
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- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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