Chkhorotsqu Municipality

Chkhorots'q'u (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუს მუნიციპალიტეტი, Çxoroċqus municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Chkhorots'q'u.

Chkhorotsqu Municipality
Municipality
Ochkhomuri River
Flag
Seal
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country GEO
RegionSamegrelo
Administrative centreChkhorotsqu
Government
 • BodyChkhorotsqu Municipal Assembly
 • MayorDato Gogua
Area
 • Total619.4 km2 (239.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total22,309
 • Density36.0/km2 (93/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[1]
 • Georgians99,70 %
 • Russians0,17 %
 • Armenians0,03 %
 • Ukrainians0.04 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.chkhorotsku.gov.ge/ge

Population: 22,309 (2014 census)

Area: 619 km2

Otsindale Church

Politics

Chkhorotsqu Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუს საკრებულო) is a representative body in Chkhorotsqu Municipality. The council assembles into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code changes, utilities, taxes, city budget, oversight of Municipal government and more. Chkhorotsqu Sakrebulo is elected every four year. The last election was held in October 2021. [2]

Party Seats (27) Current Municipal Assembly
  Georgian Dream 12                      
  UNM 7                        
  For Georgia 7                        
  Lelo 1                        

Municipal Assembly 2017-2021
Party Seats (28) Current Municipal Assembly
  Georgian Dream 19                                    
  UNM 4                                      
  Development Movement 2                                      
  European Georgia 1                                      
  For Georgia 1                                      
  Alliance of Patriots 1                                      

Administrative divisions

Chkhorotsqu municipality is divided into one borough (დაბა, daba) and 12 villages (სოფელი, sopeli):[3]

Boroughs

Villages
  • Mukhuri
  • Zumi
  • Taia
  • Khabume
  • Kveda chkhorots'q'u
  • Lesich'ine
  • Lets'urts'ume
  • K'irtskhi
  • Nak'iani
  • Akhuti
  • Napichkhovo
  • Ch'ogha

See also

References
  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-ethnic-loc2014.htm
  2. https://cesko.ge/res/docs/2021sakrebuloswevraddameradarcheulipirebi.pdf
  3. "ჩხოროწყუს მუნიციპალიტეტის საკრებულო". www.chkhorotsku-sakrebulo.ge. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-27.


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