Senaki ( ka, სენაკის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of

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, in the region of

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი ) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center ...

. Its main town is

Senaki Senaki ( ka, სენაკი, ''senak'i''; , ''sanak'i'') is a city in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, western Georgia. It is located at around between the rivers Tekhura/i and Tsivi, at an elevation of 28–38 meters above sea level. Senaki i ...

. It has an area of 521 km² and had a population of 39,652 as of the 2014 census.

Politics

Senaki Municipal Assembly ( Georgian: სენაკის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Senaki Municipality, consisting of 33 members which is elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Vakhtang Gadelia of

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was elected mayor through a 2nd round against a candidate of the United National Movement. Senaki was one of just seven municipalities where ruling Georgian Dream lost its majority in the sakrebulo, five of which in

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. A protracted local political crisis ensued over the election of the chairperson of the sakrebulo, eventually resulting in a majoritarian UNM council member to abandon his mandate, and the central election commission calling for a by-election in one of the districts. The election was boycotted by the opposition parties, resulting in the election of the Georgian Dream candidate with 96.7% on 1 October 2022, at the expense of a (former) UNM seat, tilting the balance of political power in the sakrebulo

Administrative divisions

Senaki municipality is administratively divided into one city, 14 communities (თემი, temi), and 61 villages (სოფელი, sopeli):

Cities

Communities

* Akhalsopeli * Gejeti * Eki * Zani * Zemo Chaladidi * Teklati * Ledzadzame * Menji * Nosiri * Nokalakevi * Ushapati * Potskho * Dzveli Senaki * Khorshi

Twin towns – sister Municipalities

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Explanatory notes

References

External links

Districts of Georgia
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