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Telavi ( ka, თელავის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of
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, in the region of Kakheti. Its administrative centre is
Telavi Telavi ( ka, თელავი ) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014). The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombo ...
. Telavi is an important transportation hub, industrial, agricultural (winemaking) and cultural center of
Eastern Georgia Eastern Georgia ( ka, აღმოსავლეთ საქართველო, ''aghmosavlet' sak'art'velo'') is a geographic area encompassing the territory of the Caucasian nation of Georgia to the east and south of the Likhi and Meskhe ...
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History

Until 1917, the territory of the municipality was included in the Telavi Mazra of the Tbilisi province, and from 1930 it was formed as a separate district. It has been called a municipality since 2006, and the city of Telavi has been separated from the municipality since 2014. In 2017, the city of Telavi was deprived of the status of a self-governing city, joined the self-governing community and the Telavi municipality was created.


Administrative divisions and population

Telavi Municipality consists of 27 administrative units and 30 settlements. According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the population of Telavi Municipality as of 1 January 2021, is 55.1 thousand people. 19.8 thousand people live in urban areas and 35.4 thousand people in rural areas. # Administrative unit of Old Telavi (part of Telavi); # Administrative unit of Central Telavi (part of Telavi); # Administrative unit of West Telavi (part of Telavi); # Administrative unit of Alazani-Caucasus (part of Telavi); # Administrative unit of East Telavi (part of Telavi); # Administrative unit of Akura; # Administrative unit of Artana; # Administrative unit of Busheti; # Administrative unit of Gulgula; # Administrative unit of
Ikalto Ikalto may refer to: * Ikalto Monastery * Academy of Ikalto {{Short pages monitor


See also

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List of municipalities in Georgia (country) A municipality ( ka, მუნიციპალიტეტი, tr) is a subdivision of Georgia, consisting of a settlement or a group of settlements (community, თემი, ''temi''), which enjoy local self-government. A total of 69 municipal ...


References


External links


Districts of Georgia
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official site
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