Gori Municipality | |||||||||
Native Name: | Georgian: გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი | ||||||||
Type: | Municipality | ||||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
Subdivision Name: | Georgia | ||||||||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Shida Kartli | ||||||||
Seat Type: | Capital | ||||||||
Seat: | Gori | ||||||||
Parts Type: | various | ||||||||
Parts: | 1 town, 115 villages | ||||||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||||
Leader Name: | Vladimer Khinchegashvili | ||||||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||||
Area Total Km2: | 1352 | ||||||||
Population Total: | 125,692 | ||||||||
Population As Of: | 2014 | ||||||||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||||
Utc Offset1: | +4 | ||||||||
Website: | Official site of shida kartli region | ||||||||
Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||||
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Gori (Georgian: გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Goris municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. After abolishment of former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Gori District included the territory of the former Tskhinvali District. Some northern territories of the district are part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and have not been under control of the Georgian government since 1992. It is bordered by the municipalities of Kaspi to the east, Borjomi and Tsalka to the south, and Kareli to the west. The area of Gori municipality is 1352 km2 and the population is 125,692 people. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Gori.
Gori Municipal Assembly (Georgian: გორის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Gori Municipality. currently consisting of 36 members. The council assembles into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code changes, utilities, taxes, city budget, oversight of city government and more. Gori sakrebulo is elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021.
Party | 2017[1] | 2021[2] | Current Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgian Dream | 31 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United National Movement | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For Georgia | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People's Power | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development Movement | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alliance of Patriots | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 40 | 36 |
Gori municipality (those parts under de facto Georgian jurisdiction) is divided into 1 city (ქალაქი), 23 communities (თემი), and 115 villages (სოფელი).