Akhalkalaki Municipality

Akhalkalaki Municipality ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Akhalkalaki fortress
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Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Samtskhe-Javakheti
Administrative centre	Akhalkalaki
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Melqon Makarian (GD)
• Municipal Assembly	42 members • Georgian Dream (37) • United National Movement (2) • European Georgia (2) • Lelo for Georgia (1)
Area
• Total	1,235 km2 (477 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	41,026
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Akhalkalaki (Georgian: ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Akhalkalakis munitsip’alit’et’i) is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 41,026 (2021^[1]). Its main town and administrative center is Akhalkalaki and it has an area of 1,235 km² (477 sq mi). 93% of the inhabitants in Akhalkalaki are of Armenian descent, the second highest amount in a Georgian municipality after Ninotsminda.