Mtskheta Municipality

Mtskheta Municipality
მცხეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country Georgia
RegionMtskheta-Mtianeti
Administrative centreMtskheta
Government
  BodyMtskheta Municipal Assembly
  MayorGiorgi Kapanadze
Area
  Total
668 km2 (258 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
47,711
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity
  Georgians92.04 %
  Azerbaijanis4.15 %
  Assyrians1.27 %
  Ossetians1.23 %
  Armenians0.47 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Websitehttp://mtskheta.gov.ge/ka/home

Mtskheta (Georgian: მცხეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Its main town is Mtskheta. Population of Mtskheta Municipality - 47 711 inhabitants. The municipality includes one city (Mtskheta) and 63 settlements. The city is the municipal center of Mtskheta and its population is 7,940 inhabitants or 13% of the population of the municipality. The largest village is Mukhrani with 6,197 inhabitants.