Tsalenjikha Municipality

Tsalenjikha Municipality
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Coordinates: 42°40′12″N 42°02′59″E / 42.67000°N 42.04972°E / 42.67000; 42.04972
Country Georgia
RegionSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Administrative centreTsalenjikha
Government
  BodyTsalenjikha Municipal Assembly
  MayorGiorgi (Gia) Kharchilava (UNM)
Area
  Total
646.7 km2 (249.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
26.158
  Density40.4/km2 (105/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity
  Georgians99,56  %
  Russians0,27 %
  Ukrainians0,08 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Websitetsalenjikha.gov.ge

Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Ċalenjixis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Tsalenjikha. Tsalenjikha Municipality is located in the valleys of the Enguri and Chanistskali rivers, the area is 646.7 km2, the population is 26,158 people (2014). The municipality includes 14 administrative units, including 2 cities Tsalenjikha and Jvari.