Most of them were successors to the earlier subdivisions, known as raioni (რაიონი), "districts".
Οι περισσότεροι από αυτούς ήταν διάδοχοι των παλαιότερων υποδιαιρέσεων, γνωστών ως ραγιόνι (რაიონი), "επαρχίες".