Sachkhere Municipality

Sachkhere Municipality
საჩხერის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Modinakhe fortress
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country Georgia
RegionImereti
CapitalSachkhere
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorLevan Ivanashvili (GD)
 • Municipal Assembly
33 members
Area
 • Total
973 km2 (376 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
37.775
Population by ethnicity[1]
 • Georgians99.8 %
 • Russians0.1 %
 • Others0.1 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)

Sachkhere (Georgian: საჩხერის მუნიციპალიტეტი, romanized: sachkheris munitsip'alit'et'i) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. Its main town is Sachkhere. From the north, the municipality of Sachkhere is boarded by Oni and Ambrolauri Municipality, from the east – java and Kareli, from south – Khashuri and Kharagauli and from the west by Chiatura Municipality.

Settlements

Rank Settlement Population
1 Sachkhere 6,140
2 Chorvila 1,451
3 Gorisa 1,087
4 Perevi 564

Politics

Sachkhere Municipal Assembly (Georgian: საჩხერის საკრებულო, Sachkheris Sakrebulo) is a representative body in Sachkhere Municipality, consisting of 33 members and elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021.

Party 2017[2] 2021[3] Current Municipal Assembly
  Georgian Dream 26 30                                                          
  United National Movement 1 2    
  For Georgia 1  
  European Georgia 1
  Alliance of Patriots 1
Total 29 33  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". Pop Stat. 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 76–78. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 94–96. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

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