Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Akhaltsikhe Municipality
ახალციხის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Rabati Castle
Rabati Castle
Flag of Akhaltsikhe Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Akhaltsikhe Municipality
Seal
Country Georgia
MkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
CapitalAkhaltsikhe
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorIrakli Lazarashvili (GD)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,010.4 km2 (390.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total39,463
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[3]
 • Georgians68,00 %
 • Armenians30,92 %
 • Russians0,37 %
 • Greeks0,18 %
 • Azerbaijanis0,15 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

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.[2] The city of Akhaltsikhe is its administrative centre.

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  3. ^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". mashke.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04.