Bolnisi Municipality
Place in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
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Bolnisi (Georgian: ბოლნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი, romanized: Bolnisis munitsip’alit’et’i, Azerbaijani: Bolnisi bələdiyyəsi) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Kvemo Kartli, covering an area of 804 km2 (310 sq mi).[3] As of 2021, it had a population of 56,036 people.[1] The city of Bolnisi is its administrative centre.
Bolnisi Municipality
ბოლნისის მუნიციპალიტეტი Bolnisi bələdiyyəsi | |
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Mosque in lower Bolnisi | |
![]() Interactive map of Bolnisi Municipality | |
| Country | |
| Mkhare | Kvemo Kartli |
| Administrative centre | Bolnisi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Bolnisi Municipal Assembly |
| • Mayor | David Sherazadishvili (GD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 804 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 56,036 |
| • Density | 69.7/km2 (181/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity[2] | |
| • Azerbaijanis | 63.4 % |
| • Georgians | 30.9 % |
| • Armenians | 5.0 % |
| Time zone | Georgian Time |
| Website | http://bolnisi.gov.ge/ |
Geographical location
Bolnisi Municipality is situated in the south of the country, bordering Tetritsqaro Municipality to the north, Marneuli Municipality to the east, and Dmanisi Municipality to the west. The municipality also shares a border with Armenia to its south.
Most of the municipality is occupied by low mountain ranges, which are forested in the south and reach hights of around 1,300 m on the northwestern ridges. The highest point is Mt Loki at 2,142 m (7,028 ft) above sea level.[4]
Administrative divisions
Bolnisi municipality is administratively divided into 14 communities (თემი, temi) with 46 villages (სოფელი, sopeli), two urban-type settlements (დაბა, daba) and one city (ქალაკი, kalaki).[3]
Population
The population of Bolnisi was 56,036 at the beginning of 2021,[1] which is an increase of nearly 5% since the last census of 2014.[3] In 2014 the ethnic composition was 63.4% Azerbaijani, 30.9% Georgian and 5.0% Armenian. The population density is 69.7 people per square kilometer (2021).
| Population Bolnisi Municipality | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 1922 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002[5] | 2014 | 2021 | ||||||||
| Bolnisi Municipality | - | - | - | 33,975 | ||||||||||||||
| Bolnisi [6] | - | 4,591 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazreti (daba) | - | - | - | - | - | 2,538 | ||||||||||||
| Tamarisi (daba) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 707 | ||||||||||
| Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[7][8][9] Note:[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
Politics
Bolnisi Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ბოლნისის საკრებულო) is the representative body in Bolnisi Municipality, consisting of 36 members which are elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. David Sherazadishvili of Georgian Dream was reelected as mayor.
| Party | 2017[11] | 2021[12] | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Dream | 28 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United National Movement | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
