Racha

Racha რაჭა
Historical Region
Map highlighting the historical region of Racha in Georgia
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Capital	Oni
Area
• Total	2,893 km2 (1,117 sq mi)
Population
• Total	15,000
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)

Racha (also Račha, Georgian: რაჭა, Račʼa, Ossetian: Рацъ, romanized: Rach) is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains. Under Georgia's current subdivision, Racha is included in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (mkhare) as the municipalities of Oni and Ambrolauri.

Racha occupies 2,854 km² in the north-eastern corner of western Georgia. Spurs of the Greater Caucasus crest separates Racha from the Georgian historical regions of Svaneti and Lechkhumi on the north-west and from Imereti on the south, while the main Caucasus ridge forms a boundary with Russia’s North Ossetia. On the east, Racha is bordered by breakaway South Ossetia, officially part of Georgia's Shida Kartli region.