Dmanisi Municipality
municipality of Georgia
Dmanisi (Georgian: დმანისის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Dmanisis munitsip’alit’et’i) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Kvemo Kartli, covering an area of 1,198.8 km2 (463 sq mi). As of 2021 it had a population of 20,922 people. The city of Dmanisi is its administrative centre.
Geography
The municipality of Dmanisi is bordered to the north by Tsalka Municipality, to the northeast by Tetritsqaro Municipality, the east by Ninotsminda Municipality, and to the west by Bolnisi Municipality. The south is also located along the Armenia–Georgia border.
Most of the municipality is occupied by low mountain ranges, which are forested in the eastern part and reach heights of 1,500–1,900 m at the ridges. In the sparsely populated western part, the Javakheti Range rises to about 3,000 m; the highest peaks on the range's border with the Meskhetia-Javakheti region are Emlikli (3,054 m) and Aghrikari (2,972 m).
Administrative divisions
Dmanisi municipality is administratively divided into 15 communities (თემი, temi) with 57 villages (სოფელი, sopeli) and one city (Dmanisi).
Population
The population of Dmanisi Municipality is 20,922 according to the 2021 estimate, which is a slight increase from the last census of 2014 (19,141). The ethnic composition is 31.2% Georgian, 65.5% Azerbaijani.
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