Telavi Municipality
თელავის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Georgia |
Mkhare | Kakheti |
capital city | Telavi |
Government | |
• mayor | Shota Nareklishvili[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,095 km2 (423 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 58,350 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Population by ethnicity[2] | |
• Georgians | 89.72% |
• Azerbaijanis | 8.63% |
• Yazidis | 0.53% |
• Russians | 0.27% |
• Armenians | 0.25% |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
Website | http://telavi.gov.ge/ge |
Telavi (Georgian: თელავის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its administrative centre is Telavi. Telavi is an important transportation hub, industrial, agricultural (winemaking) and cultural center of Eastern Georgia.