Lanchkhuti

Lanchkhuti (ლანჩხუთი) is a city in western Georgian region of Guria. It has a population of about 6,395.

Lanchkhuti received city status in 1961. Under the USSR, it was the centre of the Georgian SSR Lanchkhuti area and today continues to serve as the capital of the eponymous district within the Guria region.

Lanchkhuti is an industrial town with a tea processing factory, cannery, meat and dairy factory and a brick and tile factory. The town is served by a railway station on the Samtredia-Batumi line.

Twin towns — Sister cities

 * 🇺🇸 Cody, Wyoming, United States
 * 🇱🇹 Kupiškis District Municipality, Lithuania

Sports
The local football club is FC Guria Lanchkhuti, who play their home games at the Evgrapi Shevardnadze Stadium. They played one season in the Soviet Top League and won the 1990 Georgian Cup.