Tsalka Municipality

Tsalka Municipality
წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Tsintskaro
Coordinates: 41°35′N 44°05′E / 41.583°N 44.083°E / 41.583; 44.083
Country Georgia
MkhareKvemo Kartli
Administrative centreTsalka
Government
  TypeMayor–Council
  BodyTsalka Municipal Assembly
  MayorIlia Sabadze (GD)
Area
  Total
1,050.6 km2 (405.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
19,679
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity
  Georgians46.7  %
  Armenians38.8 %
  Azerbaijanis7.0 %
  Greeks6.9 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Websitewww.tsalka.gov.ge

Tsalka (Georgian: წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი, romanized: ts'alk'is munitsip'alit'et'i; Greek: Δήμος Τσάλκας; Armenian: Ծալկայի Շրջան, romanized: Tsalkayi Šrǰan) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Kvemo Kartli, covering an area of 1,050.6 km2 (406 sq mi). As of 2021 it had a population of 19,679 people. The city of Tsalka is its administrative centre. The area of the municipality corresponds to the historical region of Trialeti.