Gorisa (Georgian: გორისა) is a village in the Sachkhere Municipality of Imereti in western Georgia. It is the birthplace of Giorgi Tsereteli, a Georgian writer of the 19th century, and his son, Irakli Tsereteli, a leading Georgian Menshevik.
Gorisa
გორისა | |
|---|---|
  Gorisa Location of Gorisa in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′43″N 43°26′14″E / 42.27861°N 43.43722°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Imereti |
| District | Sachkhere |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,087 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
References
edit- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia Vol. 3, p. 226, 1978.