Gurjaani Municipality
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| Country | Georgia | ||
| region | Kakheti | ||
| Seat | Gurjaani | ||
| surface | 846 km² | ||
| Residents | 54,337 (2014) | ||
| density | 64 inhabitants per km² | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GE-KA | ||
| Website | gurjaani.ge (Georgian) | ||
Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ' N , 45 ° 48' E
The municipality Gurdschaani ( Georgian გურჯაანის მუნიციპალიტეტი , Gurdschaanis munizipaliteti ) is an administrative unit (roughly equivalent to a district ) in the Kakheti region in eastern Georgia .
geography
The administrative center of Gurdschaani Municipality is the small town of Gurdschaani . The municipality, which covers an area of 846 km², is bounded by five municipalities that also belong to the Kakheti region: in the west of Sagaredscho , in the northwest of Telavi , in the northeast of Qvareli , in the east of Lagodechi and in the southeast and south of Sighnaghi .
The northeastern part of the municipality with most of the larger towns is located in the area of the southwestern flank of the Alasani basin ; the eponymous river Alasani marks the north-eastern border of the municipality. The Gombori ridge extends through the middle part , which - in contrast to its higher part further to the northwest - has the character of a wooded low mountain range , with the 1332 m high Tba-Zweri as the highest peak. At the southwestern foot of the ridge there are also a number of villages before the arid and sparsely populated Iori highlands begin, which occupies the southwestern part of the municipality up to the Iori River .
Population and administrative division
The municipality has 54,337 inhabitants (2014); this is about a quarter less than in the previous census in 2002 (72,618).
- Population development
Note: census data
The largest settlements besides the city of Gurdschaani (8024 inhabitants) are the villages Bakurziche , Gurdschaani (south of the city, but independent), Kardenachi , Tschumlaqi , Wasissubani , Wedschini and Welisziche (2014), each with over 2500 inhabitants .
The municipality is divided into the independent main town Gurdschaani and 23 communities (here mostly with only one town each simply referred to as "village", Georgian sopeli, სოფელი ; otherwise temi, თემი ) with a total of 30 towns:
| local community | Number of towns |
Population (2014) |
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| Achascheni | 1 | 2420 |
| Araschenda | 5 | 1913 |
| Bakurziche | 1 | 2574 |
| Jimiti | 1 | 1205 |
| Dsirkoki | 1 | 1120 |
| Gurjaani | 1 | 3738 |
| Kalauri | 1 | 1976 |
| Kardenachi | 1 | 3873 |
| Katschreti | 1 | 1958 |
| Kolagi | 1 | 1046 |
| Melaani | 1 | 1079 |
| Mukusani | 2 | 1362 |
| Naniani | 1 | 506 |
| Schaschiani | 1 | 2342 |
| Semo Katschreti | 1 | 671 |
| Chalaubani | 1 | 897 |
| Tschandari | 1 | 1678 |
| Cheremy | 1 | 28 |
| Chumlaqi | 2 | 3922 |
| Wasissubani | 1 | 2862 |
| Watschnadsiani | 2 | 1700 |
| Wedschini | 1 | 2935 |
| Weliskikhe | 1 | 4508 |
Attractions
There are significant architectural monuments in the municipality. The church of All Saints' Church in Gurdschaani (Gurdschaanis Qwelazminda) from the 8th or 9th century is particularly well-known . The Watschnadsiani Monastery of All Saints (Watschnadsianis Qwelazminda) is located near the village of Watschnadsiani . The health resort Akhtala is a suburb of the city of Gurjaani . Other local attractions include a medieval castle in Vedschini village, the 13th century Sabazminda church in Kardenachi, the Wasissubani basilica and the Sanagire monastery .
Web links
- Website of the Municipality of Gurjaani (Georgian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Population Census 2014 ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Population Census 2002 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
