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Tsalka ( ka, წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი, tr''; ;'' ) is a municipality in
Georgia's southern region of
Kvemo Kartli
Kvemo Kartli ( ka, ქვემო ქართლი ) or "Lower Kartli", is a historic province and current administrative region (mkhare) in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is the regional capital.
Location
Kvemo Kartli is a region ...
, covering an area of . As of 2021 it had a
population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
of 19,679 people.
The city of
Tsalka
Tsalka ( ka, წალკა, tr , , or , ) is a town and municipality center in southern Georgia (country), Georgia's Kvemo Kartli region.
Population
The district had a population of 2,326. According to the 2014 census, 47% of its population ...
is its administrative centre. The area of the municipality corresponds to the historical region of
Trialeti
Trialeti ( ka, თრიალეთი ) is a mountainous area in central Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georg ...
.
Administrative divisions
Tsalka municipality is administratively divided into 30 communities (თემი, temi) with 40 villages (სოფელი, sopeli), three
urban-type settlement
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s (დაბა, daba) and one city (ქალაკი, kalaki).
* city:
Tsalka
Tsalka ( ka, წალკა, tr , , or , ) is a town and municipality center in southern Georgia (country), Georgia's Kvemo Kartli region.
Population
The district had a population of 2,326. According to the 2014 census, 47% of its population ...
;
* daba:
Bediani
Bediani ( ka, ბედიანი, ) is a town in Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia, in the south-East part of Tsalka Municipality, on the right bank of the Khrami River, at approx. 850 m above sea level.
Location and natural conditions
Bedian ...
,
Khramhesi and
Trialeti
Trialeti ( ka, თრიალეთი ) is a mountainous area in central Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georg ...
.
* villages: for example
Beshtasheni
Beshtasheni ( ka, ბეშთაშენი, ) is a village near Tsalka in southern Georgia's Kvemo Kartli region.
Almost all the population are Greeks. These Pontian Greeks are also known as Tsalka Urums. The 2014 census recorded a 335 populat ...
and
Sameba.
Population
The population of Tsalka is 19,679 according to the 2021 estimate,
which is a slight increase from the last census of 2014 (18,849). The ethnic composition is 46.7% Georgian, 38.8% Armenian, 7.0% Azerbaijani and 6.9% Greek. The population density is 18.7 people per square kilometer.
Politics
Tsalka Municipal Assembly (
Georgian: წალკის საკრებულო) is the representative body in Tsalka Municipality, consisting of 30 members which are elected every four years. The last election was held in
October 2021. Ilia Sabadze of
Georgian Dream
Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of political parties in Georgia (country), political party in Georgia (country), Georgia, which has ...
was reelected as mayor.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Georgia (country)
A municipality is a subdivision of Georgia, consisting of a settlement or community (თემი ''temi''), which enjoy local self-government. A total of 69 municipalities are registered as of January 2019. Five municipalities are entirely locat ...
External links
Website Municipality
References
Municipalities of Kvemo Kartli
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