General information. Mestia is located in the Svaneti region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province (), some 128 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of the regional capital of Zugdidi.Mestia and the adjoining 132 villages form Mestia District ().Its area is 30,444 square kilometres (11,754 sq mi); and its population is 9,316 (1,973 in the town itself), according to the 2014 Georgia census.

