In August 2008, the entire operational territory of Eredvi Municipality was occupied by the armed forces of Russia, resulting in 8,334 people becoming displaced in their own homeland.

Eredvi Municipality is located in the territory of Shida Kartli and covers an area of 645 square kilometers.

[5] The leading branches of agriculture in Eredvi Municipality include animal husbandry, beekeeping, fruit growing, horticulture, grain crops, and viticulture.

Additionally, the municipality's territory is known for the extraction of volcanic ash, tuff-lava, pumice, and slag.

[5] After the 2008 Russo-Georgian war, many churches, monasteries, fortresses, and fortifications in Eredvi Municipality came under the control of occupying forces.