Chiatura
Chiatura is a city in
Imereti region of Western
Georgia. In
1989 it had a population of about 30,000. It is inland and on the Kvirila River, and since
1879 is a major centre of
manganese production in the
Caucasus. In Chiatura exists: Tsereteli State Theater, 10 schools, Faculty of the Georgian Technical University, Mgvimevi Cathedral (X-XI centuries).