Akhalkalaki Municipality Explained

Official Name:Akhalkalaki Municipality
Native Name:ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Native Name Lang:geo
Mapsize:280
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Mkhare
Subdivision Name1:Samtskhe-Javakheti
Subdivision Type2:Administrative centre
Subdivision Name2:Akhalkalaki
Government Type:Mayor–Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Melqon Makarian (GD)
Leader Title2:Municipal Assembly
Area Total Km2:1,235
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:41,026
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Georgian Time
Utc Offset:+4

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). Its main town and administrative center is Akhalkalaki and it has an area of . 93% of the inhabitants in Akhalkalaki are of Armenian descent, the second highest amount in a Georgian municipality after Ninotsminda.

Administrative divisions

Akhalkalaki municipality is administratively divided into one city (the municipal centre Akhalkalaki) and 21 communities (თემი, temi) with 64 villages (სოფელი, sopeli).[1]

Politics

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.[2]

Party2017[3] 2021[4] Current Municipal Assembly
 3135                                  
 United National Movement2 
 12  
 People's Power2 
 Lelo1 
 Alliance of Patriots5
 Free Georgia1
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Population

By the start of 2021 the population was determined at 41,026 people,[5] a decrease of 9% compared to the 2014 census. The population of the city of Akhalkalaki decreased with 6% during the same period. The population density of the municipality is .

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 2014 2021
Akhalkalaki Municipality- - - 64,655 62,977 69,992 68,234 69,256 60,975 45,070 41,026
Akhalkalaki city 5,440 2,737 3,475 5,331 8,804 10,751 13,405 15,572 9,802 8,295 7,824
Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[6] [7] [8] Note:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). 294-298. 2016-04-28. 2022-01-19. ka. 2020-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213232229/http://census.ge/files/pdf/2014-wlis-aRweris-ZiriTadi-Sedegebi.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Interactive results 2021 municipal elections . 2021-01-02 . Agenda.ge . en .
  3. Web site: Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017 . 45-47 . 2021-01-06 . CESKO Central Election Commission . ka .
  4. Web site: Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021 . 55-58 . 2021-01-06 . CESKO Central Election Commission . ka .
  5. Web site: Population and Demography - Population by cities and boroughs (daba), as of 1 January . 2021-01-01 . 2022-01-03 . National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat . en .
  6. Web site: Population divisions of Georgia . 2022-01-18 . Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR . en .
  7. Web site: Population cities & towns of Georgia . 2022-01-18 . Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR . en .
  8. Web site: 1939 census. 2022-02-23 . Ethno Kavkaz . ru .