Dedoplistsqaro Municipality

Dedoplistskaro or Dedoplistsqaro (Georgian: დედოფლისწყაროს მუნიციპალიტეტი, 'Queen's spring') is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti.

Dedoplistsqaro Municipality
დედოფლისწყაროს მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
Vashlovani National Park
Location of the municipality within Georgia
CountryGeorgia
RegionKakheti
CapitalDedoplistsqaro
Government
  BodyMunicipal Assembly
  MayorNikoloz Janiashvili (Georgian Dream)
Area
  Total2,529 km2 (976 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total21 221
  Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity
  Georgians91.5%
  Armenians4.3%
  Russians1.8%
  Azerbaijanis1.4%
  Greeks0.3%
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.dedoplistskaro.gov.ge

Dedoplistskaro municipality is bordered on the west and north by Signagi Municipality, and to the east and south by Azerbaijan. Dedoplistskaro municipality is the largest administrative unit of Kakheti. The area of the municipality is 2,529 km2 (976 sq mi). A large part of the territory of Dedoplistskaro municipality is occupied by the Iori Plateau, which stretches to the extreme south-eastern part of the Eldri plain. The municipality's administrative center is Dedoplistsqaro.

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