The
Megrelians (
Megrelian: მარგალი,
margali; :
megrelebi) are a subethnic group of
Georgians that mostly live in
Samegrelo region of
Georgia. They also live in considerable numbers in
Abkhazia and
Tbilisi. In the pre-1930 Soviet census, the Megrelians were afforded their own ethnic group (
natsional'nost) category.