Akhalgori Municipality
ახალგორის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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District | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
  Location of Akhalgori Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 42°9′N 44°31′E / 42.150°N 44.517°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| De facto state |  South Ossetia[1] |
| Capital | Akhalgori |
| Government | |
| • De facto head of administration | Alan Djussoev |
| • Votes in Parliament | (of 69) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,011 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 7,703 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 (CEST) |
Akhalgori Municipality or Leningor District[2][3] (Georgian: ახალგორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, romanized: akhalgoris munitsip'alit'et'i, Ossetian: Ленингоры район, romanized: Leningory rajon, Russian: Ахалгорский муниципалитет, romanized: Akhalgorskiy munitsipalitet) is a municipality in Georgia or South Ossetia[4] respectively. Georgia considers Akhalgori part of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti. According to Tskhinval, the current Head of Administration of Leningor is Alan Djussoev, and the current Deputy Head is Alexander Baratashvili.[5] Before the 2008 war, the municipality was divided, with the eastern part under Georgian and the western under South Ossetian control.
The Georgian controlled part of Akhalgori/Leningor Municipality had a population of 7,700 in 2002, with approximately 2,000 living in the town itself. The largest villages were Ikorta, Korinta, Qanchaveti, Kvemo Zakhori, Largvisi, Doretkari, and Karchokhi. The population was primarily Georgian (6,520) and Ossetian (1,110) prior to the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Since the war, over 5,000 ethnic Georgians – at least 70% of the total population and 90% of local ethnic Georgians – have fled the area[citation needed], citing discrimination and a "climate of fear" under the Russian-South Ossetian control. Unlike in other Georgian enclaves[citation needed], Ossetian militias have not systematically destroyed village structures, though there have been some reports of attacks against civilians and complaints of intimidation.[6]
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- ^ Toal, Gerard (2017). Near Abroad: Putin, the West, and the Contest Over Ukraine and the Caucasus. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-025330-1.
- ^ Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. 1991.
- ^ Hewitt, B. George (2013-03-21). Discordant Neighbours: A Reassessment of the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South Ossetian Conflicts. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-24893-9.
- ^ "New administration of Leningor district appointed". 20 August 2009.
- ^ Georgia-Russia: Still Insecure and Dangerous Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, p. 7. International Crisis Group Europe Briefing N°53. 22 June 2009