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Japana, Georgia

Coordinates: 42°05′47″N 42°12′04″E / 42.09639°N 42.20111°E / 42.09639; 42.20111
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Japana
ჯაპანა
Village
Japana
Japana
Japana is located in Guria
Japana
Japana
Location in Georgia
Japana is located in Georgia
Japana
Japana
Japana (Georgia)
Coordinates: 42°05′47″N 42°12′04″E / 42.09639°N 42.20111°E / 42.09639; 42.20111
CountryGeorgia (country) Georgia
RegionGuria
DistrictLanchkhuti
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total306
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Japana (Georgian: ჯაპანა, IPA: [dʒapʼana]) is a village in Lanchkhuti Municipality, which is in the Nigoti community. It is located in North Guria, 50 m above sea level and 7.45 miles (12 km) away from Lanchkhuti. In the village, there is a railway station on the Samtredia-Makhinjauri line and the road of international importance passes. Abasha, a path of domestic importance, also passes. Georgia Highway 12 passes through the village. There are three lakes in the village: Japana Lake, Didi Narional and Small Orange.

Architecture

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Medieval fortress

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The monument of Georgian architecture - the medieval fortress, is preserved in the village. The fortress is located on a rocky hill. Near the fortress is a large village with the remains of 3 churches, one of which is called "Little Booth".[2]

Citadel

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The highest place is a citadel surrounded by a wall with towers. The walls are constructed with bricks and mortar.

Population

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Population of Japana
Year People Percentage of increase or decrease
1908 350
1911 407 +16.29%
2002 361 -11.3%
2014 306 -15.24%

Fishing

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During Soviet Times in 1934, a fish farm was arranged in the village with an area of 140 hectares (0.54 mi2). The floodwaters were taken from the Rioni and Kheviskali rivers. It produced 70 - 80 tons of fish.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ "საქართველოს კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის პორტალი". Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. ^ ღლონტი გ., ცერცვაძე გ., „გურიის რეგიონის აგრარული სექტორის ეკონომიკა“ გვ. 97 — თბილისი, 2014, ISBN 978-9941-10-913-3