Akhalkalaki Municipality
Akhalkalaki Municipality
ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Akhalkalaki fortress | |
| Country | Georgia |
| 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) | |
• Total | 41,026 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
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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). 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.