Zugdidi

Zugdidi ზუგდიდი
Top to bottom: Dadiani Palace, Zugdidi view, Dadiani summer palace
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Coordinates: 42°30′30″N 41°52′0″E / 42.50833°N 41.86667°E / 42.50833; 41.86667
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
District	Zugdidi
Area
• Total	21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (January 1, 2024)[1]
• Total	40,100
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Postal code	2100
Website	www.zugdidi.gov.ge/en

Zugdidi (Georgian: ზუგდიდი; Mingrelian: ზუგდიდი or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km from the Black Sea coast and 30 km from the Egrisi Range, at an elevation of 100–110 metres above sea level. Zugdidi is the capital of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, which combines Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and upper part of Svaneti, and the centre of the Zugdidi Municipality within. Zugdidi is the sixth most populous city in Georgia.

The city serves as a residence of the Metropolitan of Zugdidi and Tsaishi Eparchy of the Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church.