Английская Википедия:Akhalkalaki Municipality
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Akhalkalaki (Шаблон:Lang-ka, 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 Шаблон:Cvt. 93% of the inhabitants in Akhalkalaki are of Armenian descent, the second highest amount in a Georgian municipality after Ninotsminda.
Administrative divisions
Akhalkalaki municipality is administratively divided into one city (the municipal centre Akhalkalaki) and 21 communities (თემი, temi) with 64 villages (სოფელი, sopeli).[2]
Politics
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
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 Шаблон:Convert.
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 | Шаблон:Decrease 62,977 | Шаблон:Increase 69,992 | Шаблон:Decrease 68,234 | Шаблон:Increase 69,256 | Шаблон:Decrease 60,975 | Шаблон:Decrease 45,070 | Шаблон:Decrease 41,026 | |||||||
| Akhalkalaki city | 5,440 | Шаблон:Decrease 2,737 | Шаблон:Increase 3,475 | Шаблон:Decrease 5,331 | Шаблон:Increase 8,804 | Шаблон:Increase 10,751 | Шаблон:Increase 13,405 | Шаблон:Increase 15,572 | Шаблон:Decrease 9,802 | Шаблон:Decrease 8,295 | Шаблон:Decrease 7,824 | |||||||
| Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[7][8][9] Note:Шаблон:Refn | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
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References
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