Akhmeta Municipality

Akhmeta Municipality
ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality

Location of Akhmeta Municipality in Georgia
Country  Georgia
Capital Akhmeta
Area
 • Total 2,208 km2 (853 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 41,641
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3
Website Official site of Kakheti region

Akhmeta (Georgian: ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Axmeṫis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a Municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its main town is Akhmeta.

Borders Dusheti Municipality and Tianeti Municipality in the west, Chechen Republic in the north, Telavi Municipality and Dagestan in the east, and Sagarejo Municipality in the south.

Akhmeta Municipality includes historic region of Tusheti.

Population

The population of Akhmeta District is 41,641 (2002 census). 75.02% of them are Georgians, 16.64% Kists, 2,71% Ossetians, 0,4% Azerbaijani.[1]

Area: 2,208 km²

Main sights

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References

  1. ↑ Georgian statistics office, 2002 census. Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine..

Coordinates: 42°16′39″N 45°29′56″E / 42.2774°N 45.4988°E / 42.2774; 45.4988


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