Tsalka Municipality (original) (raw)

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Place in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia

Tsalka Municipality წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი
TsintskaroTsintskaro
Flag of Tsalka MunicipalityFlagOfficial seal of Tsalka MunicipalitySeal
Coordinates: 41°35′N 44°05′E / 41.583°N 44.083°E / 41.583; 44.083
Country Georgia
Mkhare Kvemo Kartli
Administrative centre Tsalka
Government
• Type Mayor–Council
• Body Tsalka Municipal Assembly
• Mayor Ilia Sabadze (GD)[1]
Area[2]
• Total 1,050.6 km2 (405.6 sq mi)
Population (2021)[3]
• Total 19,679
• Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[4]
• Georgians 46.7 %
• Armenians 38.8 %
• Azerbaijanis 7.0 %
• Greeks 6.9 %
Time zone UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Website www.tsalka.gov.ge
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Tsalka (Georgian: წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Ćalḱis Municiṕaliťeťi; 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.[3] The city of Tsalka is its administrative centre. The area of the municipality corresponds to the historical region of Trialeti.

Administrative divisions

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Tsalka municipality is administratively divided into 30 communities (თემი, temi) with 40 villages (სოფელი, sopeli), three urban-type settlements (დაბა, daba) and one city (ქალაკი, kalaki).[2]

Church of the Virgin Mary in Ayazma

The population of Tsalka is 19,679 according to the 2021 estimate,[3] 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.

Population Tsalka Municipality
1897 1923 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2002[5] 2014 2021
Tsalka Municipality - - 40,286 Increase 45,600 Increase 50,471 Decrease 48,580 Decrease 44,187 Decrease 20,888 Decrease 18,849 Increase 19,679
Tsalka [6] - 1,650 Increase 4,875 Increase 7,065 Increase 5,819 Increase 6,245 Increase 8,043 Decrease 1,741 Decrease 2,326 Increase 3,136
Bediani (daba) - - - - 2,435 Decrease 1,584 Decrease 1,263 Decrease 344 Decrease 148 Decrease 136
Khramhesi (daba) - - - - - - - 118 Decrease 78 Decrease 62
Trialeti (daba) - - - 7,591 1,617 Decrease 1,435 Decrease 707 Decrease 434 Increase 510 Increase 627
Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[7][8][9] Note:[5]

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 was reelected as mayor.

| Party | 2017[11] | 2021[12] | Current Municipal Assembly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgian Dream | 38 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United National Movement | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Progress and Freedom | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For Georgia | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Strategy Aghmashenebeli | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Independent | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | European Georgia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alliance of Patriots | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 45 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

  1. ^ "Მერი".
  2. ^ a b "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. pp. 345–349. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Population and Demography - Population by cities and boroughs (daba), as of 1 January". National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. ^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". mashke.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04.
  5. ^ a b The 2014 census found an inexplicable gap with the data from the national statistical office Geostat. UN-assisted research has found the 2002 census was inflated by about 8-9 percent. See,[10] "1. Introduction", Page 1.
  6. ^ Until 1932 Tsalka town was called Barmaksizi.
  7. ^ "Population divisions of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  8. ^ "Population cities & towns of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  9. ^ "Ethnic composition rural Georgia 1923". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  10. ^ "Population Dynamics in Georgia - An Overview Based on the 2014 General Population Census Data" (PDF). National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  11. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 24–26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  12. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 31–33. Retrieved 2022-03-03.