# Tsalka Municipality

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Place in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia

Tsalka Municipality წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი Tsintskaro Flag Seal Interactive map of Tsalka Municipality 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 18.731/km2 (48.514/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

**Tsalka** ([Georgian](/source/Georgian_language): წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Georgian): ts'alk'is munitsip'alit'et'i*; [Greek](/source/Greek_language): Δήμος Τσάλκας;* [Armenian](/source/Armenian_language): Ծալկայի Շրջան, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Armenian): *Tsalkayi Šrǰan*) is a municipality in [Georgia's](/source/Georgia_(country)) southern region of [Kvemo Kartli](/source/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](/source/Tsalka) is its administrative centre. The area of the municipality corresponds to the historical region of [Trialeti](/source/Trialeti).

## Administrative divisions

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

- city: [Tsalka](/source/Tsalka);

- daba: [Bediani](/source/Bediani), [Khramhesi](/source/Khramhesi) and [Trialeti](/source/Trialeti_(town)).

- villages: for example [Beshtasheni](/source/Beshtasheni) and [Sameba](/source/Sameba%2C_Georgia).

## Population

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

## Politics

**Tsalka Municipal Assembly** ([Georgian](/source/Georgian_language): 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](/source/2021_Georgian_local_elections). Ilia Sabadze of [Georgian Dream](/source/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

## See also

- [List of municipalities in Georgia (country)](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Georgia_(country))

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Tsalka Municipality](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tsalka_Municipality).

- [Website Municipality](https://tsalka.gov.ge/)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Მერი"](https://www.tsalka.gov.ge/municipaliteti/gamgebeli1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census2014detail_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census2014detail_2-1) ["Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)"](http://census.ge/files/pdf/2014-wlis-aRweris-ZiriTadi-Sedegebi.pdf) (PDF). *Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)* (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. pp. 345–349. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-geostatpop_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-geostatpop_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-geostatpop_3-2) ["Population and Demography - Population by cities and boroughs (daba), as of 1 January"](https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/41/population). *National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat*. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2022-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014"](http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-ethnic-loc2014.htm). *mashke.org*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125931/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-ethnic-loc2014.htm) from the original on 2018-11-04.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-notecensus2002_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-notecensus2002_5-1) 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Until 1932 Tsalka town was called Barmaksizi.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-popdivision_7-0)** ["Population divisions of Georgia"](http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-division.htm). *Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR*. Retrieved 2022-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-popcities_8-0)** ["Population cities & towns of Georgia"](http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-cities.htm). *Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR*. Retrieved 2022-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-etn1923_9-0)** ["Ethnic composition rural Georgia 1923"](http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-ethnic-loc1923.htm). *Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR*. Retrieved 2022-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-retro2017_10-0)** ["Population Dynamics in Georgia - An Overview Based on the 2014 General Population Census Data"](https://geostat.ge/media/20624/3.-Population-Dynamics_ENGL-_print_F.pdf) (PDF). *National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat*. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2022-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017"](https://cesko.ge/res/docs/danOK47.pdf) (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 24–26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021"](https://cesko.ge/static/res/docs/2021sakrebuloswevraddameradarcheulipirebi.pdf) (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 31–33. Retrieved 2022-03-03.

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