Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Borjomis munitsip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 24,998 (2021). Its main town and administrative center is

Borjomi Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომი) is a resort town in south-central Georgia, 160 km from Tbilisi, with a population of 11,122 (2021). It is one of the municipalities of the Samtskhe–Javakheti region and is situated in the northwestern ...

and it has an area of . Borjomi municipality is located on the territory of the historical Tori.

Geography and climate

Borjomi municipality borders

Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region ('' mkhare'') of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is situated on both banks of a small river Potskhovi (a l ...

in the southwest,

Aspindza Aspindza ( ka, ასპინძა) is a ''daba'' ("small town") in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 2,793 (2014 census), mostly ethnic Georgians. It is located at around . History The word "Aspindza" deriv ...

and

Akhalkalaki Akhalkalaki ( ka, ახალქალაქი, tr; hy, Ախալքալաք / Նոր-Քաղաք, translit=Axalk’alak’ / Nor-K’aġak’) is a town in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe–Javakheti and the administrative centre of the Akh ...

in the south, Tsalka in the east,

Kharagauli Kharagauli ( ka, ხარაგაული) is an administrative center of Kharagauli district in Georgia. It is situated on both banks of river in a narrow and deep gorge, 280-400m above the sea level. Founding It was founded as a railway s ...

, Khashuri, Kareli Municipality and Gori Municipality in the north. The municipality consists in large part of subranges of the Lesser Caucasus mountains, the western end of the

Trialeti Range Trialeti Range ( ka, თრიალეთის ქედი) is an east-west mountain range of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of southern Georgia. The eastern edge of the Range runs along the western border o ...

and the eastern end of the Meskheti Range which are separated by the Borjomi Gorge through which the Mtkvari river flows. Within the municipality, there are branches of the Trialeti Range - the Gvirgvini range and Tsikhisdzhvari, the peaks of which reach 2000-2850 meters above sea level. Between the main ridge of the Trialeti Range and the Gvirgvini subrange the Tory basin is located. The municipality is lying on both sides of the Mtkvari River. From the right side merges the Bordjomula and Gujaretistskali. Rivers are used for both irrigation and energy purposes. There are many lakes in Borjomi. Among them, Tabatskuri and Kahisi, in addition to beauty, are also rich in precious fish. The region has many mineral springs, which are its main fossil wealth. The municipality of Borjomi is located at the transition place between continental subtropics and marine subtropics with a transitional climate with cold winters and long summers. The average annual temperature in January is -3 - -6 ° C; and in August 14-18 ° C.

Administrative divisions

Borjomi municipality is administratively divided into 11 administrative units (communities, თემი, ''temi''), these include Akhaldaba, Bakuriani, Balanta, Borjomi, Dviri, Tabatskuri, Tadzrisi, Tba, Kvibisi, Tsikhisdzhvari, Tsagveri. The municipality has one city (the municipal centre

), three ''daba'' ( Akhaldaba, Bakuriani,

Tsagveri Tsagveri () is a daba in Borjomi Municipality in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of Georgia. The daba has a population of 799, as of 2014. Tsagveri is located on the northern slopes of the Trialeti Range Trialeti Range ( ka, თრიალე� ...

) and 40 villages (სოფელი, sopeli). In 2018 the borough (daba) Bakurianis Andeziti wad downgraded to village. * City:

* Boroughs: Akhaldaba, Bakuriani,

* Villages: Bakurianis Andeziti, Didi Mitarbi, Patara Mitarbi, Sakochavi, Tsemi, Patara Tsemi, Daba, Timotesubani, Mzetamze, Balanta, Chirakhula, Gverdisubani, Vardevani, Machartsqali, Ghvtismshobeli, Tsinubani, Gujareti, Odeti, Ghinturi, Tsitelsopeli, Dviri, Kvabiskhevi, Chitakhevi, Chobiskhevi, Tabatskhuri, Moliti, Tadzrisi, Dgvari, Sakire, Tba, Libani, Sadgeri, Qvibisi, Vardgineti, Zanavi, Kortaneti, Rveli, Tsikhisjvari

Politics

Borjomi Municipal Assembly ( Georgian: ბორჯომის საკრებულო, ''Borjomi Sakrebulo'') is the representative body in Borjomi Municipality, consisting of 33 members which are elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Otar Arbolishvili of

Georgian Dream Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia ( ka, ქართული ოცნება – დემოკრატიული საქართველო, ''Kartuli ocneba – Demok’rat’iuli Sakartvelo'') is a social democratic political ...

was elected mayor.

Population

By the start of 2021 the population was determined at 24,998 people, a minor decrease compared to the 2014 census. The population density of the municipality is . 60.1% of the population lives in urbanized settlements (cities or ''daba''). The vast majority (87%) of the population of Akhalkalaki is Georgian. The largest ethnic minority by far are the

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...

(8.6%). Other minorities include

Ossetians The Ossetians or Ossetes (, ; os, ир, ирæттæ / дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, translit= ir, irættæ / digoræ, digorænttæ, label=Ossetic) are an Iranian ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the no ...

(1.3%),

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, ot ...

(1.2%),

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

(1.1%),

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Ort ...

(0.3%) and minimal numbers of Azerbaijanis,

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

, Assyrians and Abkhazians. In terms of religion, more than 94% of the population consists of followers of the

Georgian Orthodox Church The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...

and 3.9% are followers of the

Armenian Apostolic Church , native_name_lang = hy , icon = Armenian Apostolic Church logo.svg , icon_width = 100px , icon_alt = , image = Էջմիածնի_Մայր_Տաճար.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , a ...

, followed by

Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved in ...

(0.5%), and a few dozen

Catholics The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

and

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

Tourism and Historical sites

Tsikhisjvari (view from Mt Tskhratskaro)

Cultural monuments

* Green Monastery * Timotesubani Monastery * Potoleti Church * Daba St. George’s Church * Peter’s Castle * Dviri Fortress

Nature

* Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park * Nedzvi National Park * Lomis mta * Kakhisi Lake * Tsero Lake * Meghruki Gorge

Resorts

* Bakuriani * Likani * Mitarbi * Kokhta * Tsikhisdzhvari * Tsemi * Tsagveri

External links

Website Borjomi Municipality
(''inactivated February 2022'')

References

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