Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Akhaltsikhe (Georgian: ახალციხის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Akhaltsikhis munitsip’alit’et’i)) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Covering an area of 1,010.4 km2 (390 sq mi). As of 2021 it had a population of 39,463 people. The city of Akhaltsikhe is its administrative centre.

Akhaltsikhe Municipality
ახალციხის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Country Georgia
MkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
CapitalAkhaltsikhe
Government
  TypeMayor–Council
  MayorIrakli Lazarashvili (GD)
Area
  Total1,010.4 km2 (390.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total39,463
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity
  Georgians68,00 %
  Armenians30,92 %
  Russians0,37 %
  Greeks0,18 %
  Azerbaijanis0,15 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
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