Akhalkalaki Municipality

Akhalkalaki Municipality
ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Akhalkalaki fortress
Akhalkalaki fortress
Flag of Akhalkalaki Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Akhalkalaki Municipality
Seal
Country Georgia
MkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
Administrative centreAkhalkalaki
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorMelqon Makarian (GD)
 • Municipal Assembly
42 members
Area
 • Total1,235 km2 (477 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total41,026
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Akhalkalaki (Georgian: ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი, 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 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi). 93% of the inhabitants in Akhalkalaki are of Armenian descent, the second highest amount in a Georgian municipality after Ninotsminda.

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