page_title: Azerbaijanis in Georgia
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Azerbaijanis in Georgia / Demographics / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Azerbaijanis in Georgia according to the 2002 population census
context_page_description: Azerbaijanis in Georgia or Georgian Azerbaijanis are Azerbaijani people in Georgia, and are Georgian citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. According to the 2002 census, there are 284,761 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in Georgia. Azerbaijanis comprise 6.5% of Georgia's population and are the country's largest ethnic minority, inhabiting mostly rural areas like Kvemo Kartli, Kakheti, Shida Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti, a region broadly referred to as Borchali. There is also a historical Azerbaijani community in the capital city of Tbilisi and smaller communities in other regions. There were some tensions in the late 1980s in the Azerbaijani-populated regions of Georgia; however, they never escalated to armed clashes.
context_section_description: Only municipalities with 1,000 or more Azeris are listed below. The information is based on official figures from the 2014 population census.
caption: Azerbaijanis in Georgia by municipalities, 2014
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