title: Java Municipality
text: # Java Municipality
  
  Java Municipality (Georgian: ჯავის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Javis municip’alit’et’i) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli.
  
  ## International status
  
  The entire municipality is located in the partly recognized Republic of South Ossetia (Dzau District of South Ossetia) and has not been under control of Georgian government since 1992.
  
  ## Transport
  
  Roki Tunnel, a strategic pass linking South Ossetia with Russia, is located in the municipality.
  
  