title: Igoeti
text: # Igoeti
  
  Igoeti or Igoet'i (In Georgian: იგოეთი) is a village in Georgia in the region of Shida Kartli. It housed 559 people in 2014 and has one river running through it.
  
  ## History
  
  Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century. Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years. Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river. Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti. Then, during the Russo-Georgian war, Russian troops stopped in Igoeti on 15 August, the closest they had gotten to Tbilisi, before a ceasefire agreement was signed.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Igoeti's population as of 2014 was 559. From 2002 to 2014 there was a -1.6% population decline. 51.2% of Igoeti's population is female and 48.8% of Igoeti's population is male.
  
  ### Ethnic groups
  
  97.8% of Igoeti, or 542 people, are Georgians. 3 people, or 0.5% of the population in Igoeti are Armenians. The remaining 9 people or 1.6% of Igoeti's population have another ethnicity.
  
  ### Language
  
  Georgian is spoken in Igoeti. Georgian is the official language in Georgia, where Igoeti is located. The Georgian Lari is used in Igoeti.
  
  ### Elevation
  
  Igoeti's elevation is 651 metres (712 yd).
  
  ## Important sites
  
  Sites :
  
  * Site
  * Monument to the Defenders of the Fortress
  * Samtavisi Cathedral
  * Shio-Mgvime Monastery
  * Stalin Museum
  * Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
  * Grakliani Hill
  
  The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School. Winemaking is also very popular in Igoeti. There also is a grocery store named მარკეტი (translates in English to Market). Also, there is a spice shop named Spice Igoeti and a police station. It is called the "Igoeti Police Station" (იგოეთის პოლიციის დანაყოფი). Local tradition says that you must throw coins out to the church in Igoeti while passing it in the car to travel the route safely.
  
  ## Location
  
  Igoeti is located in Shida Kartli, which is situated in Eastern Georgia and is also in the South Caucasus region. It is located in Eurasia. Igoeti is settled on the Eurasian plate. It is near the E60 in Georgia and Europe and running through Igoeti is the Igoeti-Kaspi-Akhalkalaki Road.
  
  ### Regional Codes
  
  Igoeti's Postal Code is 2609 and its telephone code is +995. It is located on Georgia Standard Time.
  
  ### Nearby Cities
  
  Igoeti is near the city of Kaspi (კასპი) and is around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away. It is around 53 kilometres (33 mi) away from Georgia's capital and largest city, Tbilisi (თბილისი).
  
  **Nearby Seas and Oceans**
  
  Igoeti is nearest to the Black Sea, however, Igoeti is near the middle of Georgia which is surrounded not only by land but the Caspian Sea as well, so Igoeti is second-nearest to the Caspian sea as well.
  
  ### Nearby Airports
  
  Nearby Airports in kilometres and Miles :
  
  | Name of Airport | Number of kilometres away | Number of miles away | Country in |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Tbilisi International Airport | 57 | 35 | Georgia |
  | Vladikavkaz (Or Beslan Airport) | 137 | 85 | Russia |
  | David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport | 161 | 100 | Georgia |
  | Nalchik Airport | 181 | 112.46 | Russia |
  | Zvartnots International Airport | 205 | 127 | Armenia |
  