Igoeti or Igoet'i (In Georgian: იგოეთი) is a village in Georgia in the region of Shida Kartli.[1] It housed 559 people in 2014[2] and has one river running through it.[3]
History
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Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century.[citation needed] Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years.[4] Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river.[3] Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti.[5] 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.[6]
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.[2]
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.[2]
The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School.[10]Winemaking is also very popular[quantify] in Igoeti.[11] 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).[3] 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.[12]