Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (
Georgian: რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი
Račʼa-Lečxumi da Kvemo Svaneti) is a region (
Mkhare) in northwestern
Georgia which includes the historical provinces of
Racha,
Lechkhumi and
Kvemo Svaneti (i.e., Lower Svaneti). It covers an area of 4,954 km² and has a population of 50,969 (2002 census), but nominally also a section of northwest
South Ossetia, over which Georgia has no jurisdiction and control. It is the most sparsely populated region in the country. The capital is
Ambrolauri.