Senaki Municipality Explained

Official Name:Senaki Municipality
Native Name:სენაკის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:280
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Georgia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Subdivision Type2:Administrative centre
Subdivision Name2:Senaki
Governing Body:Senaki Municipal Assembly
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Vakhtang Gadelia (GD)
Area Total Km2:520.7
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:39 652
Population Density Km2:76.15
Demographics Type1:Population by ethnicity[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Georgians
Demographics1 Info1:99,56 %
Demographics1 Title2:Russians
Demographics1 Info2:0,15 %
Demographics1 Title3:Armenians
Demographics1 Info3:0,10 %
Demographics1 Title4:Ukrainians
Demographics1 Info4:0.06 %
Demographics1 Title5:Assyrians
Demographics1 Info5:0.06 %
Timezone:Georgian Standard Time
Utc Offset:+4
Website:senaki.gov.ge

Senaki (Georgian: სენაკის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Senaki.

It has an area of 521 km2 and had a population of 39,652 as of the 2014 census.

Politics

Senaki Municipal Assembly (Georgian: სენაკის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Senaki Municipality, consisting of 33 members which is elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Vakhtang Gadelia of Georgian Dream was elected mayor through a 2nd round against a candidate of the United National Movement.

Senaki was one of just seven municipalities where ruling Georgian Dream lost its majority in the sakrebulo, five of which in Samegrelo.[2]

A protracted local political crisis ensued over the election of the chairperson of the sakrebulo, eventually resulting in a majoritarian UNM council member to abandon his mandate, and the central election commission calling for a by-election in one of the districts.[3] The election was boycotted by the opposition parties, resulting in the election of the Georgian Dream candidate with 96.7% on 1 October 2022,[4] at the expense of a (former) UNM seat, tilting the balance of political power in the sakrebulo

Party2017[5] 2021[6] Current Municipal Assembly
 2617                 
 United National Movement412            
 4    
 European Georgia2
 Alliance of Patriots1
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Administrative divisions

Senaki municipality is administratively divided into one city, 14 communities (თემი, temi), and 61 villages (სოფელი, sopeli):[7]

Cities

Communities

Twin towns – sister Municipalities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Georgia (country).

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014 . mashke.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125931/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-ethnic-loc2014.htm . 2018-11-04 . live.
  2. Web site: GD Falls Short of Securing Majorities in 7 Sakrebulos . 2021-11-01 . 2022-01-27 . Civil.ge . en .
  3. Web site: Election of Senaki Local Council Chairperson ‘Illegal’, rules Court . 2022-08-18 . 2022-10-02 . Civil.ge . en .
  4. Web site: "Georgian Dream" candidate received 96.68% of votes in Senaki's by-elections . 2022-10-01 . 2022-10-02 . Radio Tavisupleba (RFE/RL) . ka .
  5. Web site: Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017 . 2021-01-06 . CESKO Central Election Commission . 81–82 . ka.
  6. Web site: Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021 . 2021-01-06 . CESKO Central Election Commission . 100–102 . ka.
  7. Web site: Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). 261–265. 2016-04-28. 2022-01-19. ka.
  8. Web site: საგარეო ურთიერთობები. senaki.gov.ge. Senaki Municipality. ka. 2020-02-17.