Chkhorotsqu Municipality
Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chkhorotsqu or Chkhorotsku (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუს მუნიციპალიტეტი, Çxoroċqus municiṗaliṫeṫi) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Chkhorotsqu.
Chkhorotsqu Municipality
ჩხოროწყუს მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Country | Georgia |
Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Administrative centre | Chkhorotsqu |
Government | |
• Body | Chkhorotsqu Municipal Assembly |
• Mayor | Dato Gogua |
Area | |
• Total | 619.4 km2 (239.2 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 22,309 |
• Density | 36.0/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Population by ethnicity[1] | |
• Georgians | 99,70 % |
• Russians | 0,17 % |
• Ukrainians | 0.04 % |
• Armenians | 0,03 % |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
Website | http://www.chkhorotsku.gov.ge/ge |
Population: 22,309 (2014 census)
Area: 619 km2
Chkhorotsqu Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ჩხოროწყუს საკრებულო) is a representative body in Chkhorotsqu Municipality, consisting of 27 members which is elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Dato Gogua of Georgian Dream was re-elected mayor in a tight 2nd round against a candidate of the United National Movement. Chkhorotsqu was one of only seven municipalities where ruling Georgian Dream party failed to secure a majority. After several attempts, the opposition parties UNM, For Georgia and Lelo agreed on a chair of the Sakrebulo, but key party For Georgia denied it formed a coalition with any of the other parties.[2][3]
Party | 2017[4] | 2021[5] | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgian Dream | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United National Movement | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For Georgia | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lelo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 1[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development Movement | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Georgia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alliance of Patriots | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 28 | 27 |
Chkhorotsqu municipality is divided into one borough (დაბა, daba) and 12 villages (სოფელი, sopeli):[8]
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