Ninotsminda Municipality
Ninotsminda Municipality
ნინოწმინდის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
|---|---|
| Country | Georgia |
| Mkhare | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Capital | Ninotsminda |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Anivard Mosoian (GD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,354 km2 (523 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 18,944 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Ninotsminda (Georgian: ნინოწმინდის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Ninots’mindis munitsip’alit’et’i) is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with an area of 1,354 km2 (523 sq mi) and a population of 18,944 (2021). Its main town and administrative center is Ninotsminda, which was granted the status of a city in 1983. Until 1917, the territory of the district was included in Akhalkalaki Mazra of Tbilisi (Georgia) and between 1917 and 1930 in Akhalkalaki Mazra. It has been a separate district since 1930, under the name Bogdanovka. In 1991 it received the name Ninotsminda. 95% of the inhabitants in Ninotsminda are of Armenian descent, the highest amount in a Georgian municipality.