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Akhalkalaki Municipality

Coordinates: 41°24′20″N 43°29′10″E / 41.40556°N 43.48611°E / 41.40556; 43.48611
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Akhalkalaki Municipality
ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Akhalkalaki fortress
Akhalkalaki fortress
Flag of Akhalkalaki Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Akhalkalaki Municipality
Seal
Country Georgia
MkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
Administrative centreAkhalkalaki
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorMelqon Makarian (GD)
 • Municipal Assembly
42 members
Area
 • Total
1,235 km2 (477 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
41,026
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Akhalkalaki (Georgian: ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Akhalkalakis munitsip’alit’et’i) is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 41,026 (2021[1]). Its main town and administrative center is Akhalkalaki and it has an area of 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi). 93% of the inhabitants in Akhalkalaki are of Armenian descent, the second highest amount in a Georgian municipality after Ninotsminda.

Administrative divisions

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Akhalkalaki municipality is administratively divided into one city (the municipal centre Akhalkalaki) and 21 communities (თემი, temi) with 64 villages (სოფელი, sopeli).[2]

Politics

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Akhalkalaki Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ახალქალაქის საკრებულო, Akhalkalaki Sakrebulo) is the representative body in Akhalkalaki Municipality, consisting of 42 members which are elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Melqon Makarian of Georgian Dream was elected mayor.[3]

Party 2017[4] 2021[5] Current Municipal Assembly
  Georgian Dream 31 35                                                                    
  United National Movement 2  
  European Georgia 1 2    
  People's Power 2[a]  
  Lelo 1  
  Alliance of Patriots 5
  Free Georgia 1
Total 38 42  

Population

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Kumurdo Cathedral

By the start of 2021 the population was determined at 41,026 people,[1] a decrease of 9% compared to the 2014 census.[2] The population of the city of Akhalkalaki decreased with 6% during the same period. The population density of the municipality is 33.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (86/sq mi).

The vast majority (93%) of the population of Akhalkalaki are Armenians, which makes Akhalkalaki the 2nd most Armenian populated Georgian municipality, after its neighbour Nonotsminda. The remaining 7% are nearly exclusively Georgians. There are a few dozen Russians and Greeks. In terms of religion, 79% of the population consists of followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church, followed by Catholics (12%) and Georgian Orthodox Church (6%). Furthermore, there are small numbers of Jehovah's Witnesses, Protestants and Jews.

Population Akhalkalaki Municipality
1897 1922 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2002[7] 2014 2021
Akhalkalaki Municipality - - - 64,655 Decrease 62,977 Increase 69,992 Decrease 68,234 Increase 69,256 Decrease 60,975 Decrease 45,070 Decrease 41,026
Akhalkalaki city 5,440 Decrease 2,737 Increase 3,475 Decrease 5,331 Increase 8,804 Increase 10,751 Increase 13,405 Increase 15,572 Decrease 9,802 Decrease 8,295 Decrease 7,824
Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[8][9][10] Note:[7]

See also

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Split from Georgian Dream.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population and Demography - Population by cities and boroughs (daba), as of 1 January". National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ a b "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. pp. 294–298. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. ^ "Interactive results 2021 municipal elections". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. p. 45-47. Retrieved 2021-01-06.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. p. 55-58. Retrieved 2021-01-06.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "'ხალხის ძალას' სამცხე-ჯავხეთიდან 'ოცნების' 10–მდე დეპუტატი შეუერთდა". sknews.ge (in Georgian). 2022-10-25. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. ^ a b The 2014 census found an inexplicable gap with the data from the national statistical office Geostat. UN-assisted research has found the 2002 census was inflated by about 8-9 percent. See,[11] "1. Introduction", Page 1.
  8. ^ "Population divisions of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  9. ^ "Population cities & towns of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  10. ^ "1939 census". Ethno Kavkaz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  11. ^ "Population Dynamics in Georgia - An Overview Based on the 2014 General Population Census Data" (PDF). National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

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