Shuakhevi

Shuakhevi (Georgian: შუახევი [ʃuaχevi]) is a small town in Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Adjara, 67 km east to the regional capital Batumi. Situated on the right bank of the Adjaristsqali River, it is an administrative center of Shuakhevi District, which comprises the town itself and 67 adjoining mountainous villages. The area of the district is 588 km²; population – 15,044 (2014).^[1]

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Shuakhevi შუახევი
Borough
Shuakhevi Location of Ochkhamuri in Georgia Show map of Georgia Shuakhevi Shuakhevi (Adjara) Show map of Adjara
Coordinates: 41°37′37″N 42°11′13″E / 41.62694°N 42.18694°E / 41.62694; 42.18694
Country	Georgia
Autonomous Republic	Adjara
Population  (2014)
• Total	797[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
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There is a plant to build Shuakhevi hydro power plant, a run-of-the-river plant with installed capacity of 185 MW with expected electricity output of 452 GWh.^[2] It is expected to be commissioned in 2016.^[3]

Near the town are the ruins of a medieval fortress.

• Map of Ajaria

41°38′N 42°11′E / 41.633°N 42.183°E / 41.633; 42.183

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