| Official Name: | Kazbegi Municipality |
| Native Name: | ყაზბეგის მუნიციპალიტეტი |
| Native Name Lang: | geo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Mkhare |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stepantsminda |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,081.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Total: | 3 795 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Georgian Time |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
Kazbegi (Georgian: ყაზბეგის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti in east-north Georgia.
The main settlement is Stepantsminda, accounting for about half of the total population.
Kazbegi Municipality is situated in the upper valley of the Terek River, which goes on to traverse the Georgia–Russia border to the north and eventually drains into the Caspian Sea in Dagestan, Russian Federation. By the conventional definition of the Europe-Asia boundary as following the watershed of the Greater Caucasus, Kazbegi Municipality is geographically a European part of Georgia.[1] [2]
Kazbegi Municipality is known for its scenic location in the Greater Caucasus mountains, and it is a center for trekkers and mountain climbing. Local attractions include the Kazbegi Museum and Ethnographic Museum in town, and the Gergeti Trinity Church outside of town, as well as Mount Kazbegi itself and the alpine meadows and forests of the surrounding Kazbegi Nature Reserve, Juta mountain, Gveleti Waterfall, Truso valley and Abudelauri blue lakes.
Kazbegi Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ყაზბეგის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Kazbegi Municipality. currently consisting of 18 members. The council is assembles into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code changes, utilities, taxes, city budget, oversight of city government and more. Kazbegi sakrebulo is elected every four year. The last election was held in October 2021.[3]
| Party | 2017[4] | 2021[5] | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Dream | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mechiauri for United Georgia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United National Movement | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For Georgia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Socialists | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alliance of Patriots | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the People | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic Movement | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Georgia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditionalists | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Democratic Movement | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sakartvelo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||