Mestia: facts

At a glance

• Country: Georgia
• Region: Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 1,689
• Coordinates: 43.0438° N, 42.7237° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tbilisi (UTC+04:00)
• Currency: Lari (GEL)
• Distance to the capital, Tbilisi: 229 km (143 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nalchik Airport (NAL, Russia): 90 km (56 mi), straight line
• David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT): 98 km (61 mi), straight line
• Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI): 131 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zardlashi: 4.9 km (3.1 mi)
• Zhamushi: 7.2 km (4.5 mi)
• Zegani: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Zhabeshi: 12 km (7 mi)
• Zagari: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kutaisi, 86 km (54 mi)