Vake District ვაკის რაიონი | |
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Tbilisi District | |
Etymology: Georgian: ვაკე (The Plain) | |
Coordinates: 41°42′52″N44°45′48″E / 41.71444°N 44.76333°E | |
Country | Georgia |
City | Tbilisi |
Administracion HQ | 10a, Tamarashvili Str, Tbilisi |
Government | |
• Body | Administration of district |
• Head of district | David Kvinikadze |
Area | |
• Total | 61.7 km2 (23.8 sq mi) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 302,826 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Website | www |
Vake is an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. [2] [3]
Vake District includes neighborhoods: Vake, Bagebi, Upper Saburtalo, Nutsubidze Plateau, Tskneti, Tkhinvala, Agaraki, Akhaldaba, Betania, and Kveseti.
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