Aspindza Municipality
Aspindza Municipality
ასპინძის მუნიციპალიტეტი | |
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Vardzia monastery | |
Location of the municipality within Georgia Location of the municipality within Georgia | |
Country | Georgia |
Mkhare | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
Capital | Aspindza |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Rostom Magraqvelidze (GD) |
Area | |
• Total | 825 km2 (319 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 10,587 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Aspindza (Georgian: ასპინძის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Aspindzis munitsipalit'et'i) is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 10,372 (2021[1] ). Its main town and administrative center is Aspindza and it has an area of 825 km2 (319 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
[edit ]Aspindza municipality is administratively divided into one borough (დაბა, daba), the municipal centre Aspindza and 18 communities (თემი, temi) with 55 villages (სოფელი, sopeli):[2]
Politics
[edit ]Aspindza Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ასპინძის საკრებულო, Aspindzis Sakrebulo) is a representative body in Aspindza Municipality, consisting of 30 members which are elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Rostom Magraqvelidze of Georgian Dream was elected mayor.
Party | 2017[3] | 2021[4] | Current Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgian Dream | 22 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United National Movement | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People's Power | 3[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Georgia | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lelo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alliance of Patriots | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 27 | 30 |
Population
[edit ]By the start of 2021 the population was determined at 10,587 people,[1] a slight increase compared to the 2014 census.[2] The population of Aspindza town decreased slightly during the same period. The population density of the municipality is 13.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (34/sq mi).
The population consists for 86% of Georgians. By far the largest ethnic minority are the Armenians, who make up more than 13% of the population. Almost all of them live in the village of Damala, just outside the main town of Aspindza. Furthermore, some Russians, Ossetes, Ukrainians and Greeks live in the municipality. The population consists for 74.8% of followers of the Georgian Orthodox Church and 11.6% is Muslim followed by followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church (almost 10%), Catholics (2.3%) and a small community of several dozen Jehovah's Witnesses.
Population Aspindza Municipality | ||||||||||||||||||
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1886 | 1917 | 1923 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002[7] | 2014 | 2021 | ||||||||
Aspinda Municipality | - | - | - | 32,644 | Decrease 11,265 | Increase 12,494 | Decrease 12,264 | Increase 13,262 | Decrease 13,010 | Decrease 10,372 | Increase 10,587 | |||||||
Aspindza | - | 553 | Increase 679 | Increase 1,461 | Increase 1,609 | Increase 2,550 | Increase 2,877 | Increase 3,711 | Decrease 3,243 | Decrease 2,793 | Decrease 2,648 | |||||||
Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[8] [9] [10] Note:[7] |
In November 1944, the Meskhetian Turks, a Turkic-speaking ethnic group of predominantly Muslim faith living in this area, were deported to Soviet Central Asian republics as part of a Stalinist resettlement operation.[12] At that time, the Meskhetians constituted two-thirds of the population of the rajon Aspindza (1939: 21,612 of the 32,644 inhabitants).[10] Attempts to return them to independent Georgia have failed, with local resistance.[13] [14]
See also
[edit ]Explanatory notes
[edit ]- ^ Split from Georgian Dream.[5] [6]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Population and Demography - Population by cities and boroughs (daba), as of 1 January". National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2021年01月01日. Retrieved 2022年01月03日.
- ^ a b "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016年04月28日. p. 290-293. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2020年02月13日. Retrieved 2022年01月19日.
- ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. p. 43-45. Retrieved 2021年01月06日.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. p. 53-55. Retrieved 2021年01月06日.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "„ოცნება" დეპუტატებმა კიდევ 3 საკრებულოში დატოვეს". Netgazeti (in Georgian). 2022年07月13日. Archived from the original on 2023年03月12日. Retrieved 2023年02月17日.
- ^ "'ხალხის ძალას' სამცხე-ჯავხეთიდან 'ოცნების' 10–მდე დეპუტატი შეუერთდა". sknews.ge (in Georgian). 2022年10月25日. Archived from the original on 2023年02月27日. Retrieved 2024年06月15日.
- ^ a b The 2014 census found an inexplicable gap with the data from the national statistical office Geostat. UN-assisted research has found the 2002 census was inflated by about 8-9 percent. See,[11] "1. Introduction", Page 1.
- ^ "Population divisions of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022年01月18日.
- ^ "Population cities & towns of Georgia". Population Statistics Eastern Europe and former USSR. Retrieved 2022年01月18日.
- ^ a b "1939 census". Ethno Kavkaz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022年02月23日.
- ^ "Population Dynamics in Georgia - An Overview Based on the 2014 General Population Census Data" (PDF). National Statistics Office of Georgia, Geostat. 2017年11月29日. Retrieved 2022年01月01日.
- ^ "From Exile to Exile: The Perpetual Deportation of the Ahıska Turks". Genocide Watch. 2021年01月27日. Retrieved 2022年02月15日.
- ^ "Meskhetian Turks Return to Lost Homeland in Georgia". Eurasianet. 2009年10月09日. Retrieved 2022年02月15日.
- ^ "Meskhetian Turks: Still Struggling to Return to Their Homeland". Eurasianet. 2003年03月25日. Retrieved 2022年02月15日.
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