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.
Akhalkalaki Municipality
ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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.JPG) Akhalkalaki fortress | |
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| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Administrative centre | Akhalkalaki |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Melqon Makarian (GD) |
| • Municipal Assembly | 42 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,026 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Administrative divisions edit
Akhalkalaki municipality is administratively divided into one city (the municipal centre Akhalkalaki) and 21 communities (თემი, temi) with 64 villages (სოფელი, sopeli).[2]
Politics edit
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 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United National Movement | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Georgia | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lelo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alliance of Patriots | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free Georgia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 38 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population edit
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1897 | 1922 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002[6] | 2014 | 2021 | ||||||||
| Akhalkalaki Municipality | - | - | - | 64,655 |  62,977 |
 69,992 |
68,234 |
69,256 |
60,975 |
45,070 |
41,026
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| Akhalkalaki city | 5,440 | 2,737 |
3,475 |
5,331 |
8,804 |
10,751 |
13,405 |
15,572 |
9,802 |
8,295 |
7,824
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| Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[7][8][9] Note:[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
External links edit
- Website Akhalkalaki Municipality Archived 2022-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Interactive results 2021 municipal elections". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "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]
- ^ "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]
- ^ 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,[10] "1. Introduction", Page 1.
- ^ "Population divisions of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Population cities & towns of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "1939 census". Ethno Kavkaz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "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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