Akhalkalaki Municipality
ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Akhalkalaki fortress | |
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Mkhare | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
Administrative centre | Akhalkalaki |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Melqon Makarian (GD) |
• Municipal Assembly | 42 members |
Area | |
• Total | 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 41,026 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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.