Dmanisi Municipality

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.^[1] The city of Dmanisi is its administrative centre.

Dmanisi Municipality დმანისის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Dmanisi historic site
Flag Seal
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Kvemo Kartli
Administrative centre	Dmanisi
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Dmanisi Municipal Assembly
• Mayor	Koba Muradashvili (GD)
Area
• Total	1,198.8 km2 (462.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	20,922
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[2]
• Azerbaijanis	65,5  %
• Georgians	33,1  %
• Armenians	0,5 %
• Greeks	0,5 %
• Russians	0,4 %
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Website	dmanisi.gov.ge

Administrative divisions

Dmanisi municipality is administratively divided into 15 communities (თემი, temi) with 57 villages (სოფელი, sopeli) and one city (Dmanisi).^[3]

Population

The population of Dmanisi Municipality is 20,922 according to the 2021 estimate,^[1] which is a slight increase from the last census of 2014 (19,141). The ethnic composition is 31.2% Georgian, 65.5% Azerbaijani. The population density is 17.5 people per square kilometer.

Population Dmanisi Municipality
	1923	1939	1959	1970	1979	1989	2002[4]	2014	2021
Dmanisi Municipality [5]	-	33,975	34,174	43,785	44,075	52,208	28,034	19,141	20,922
Dmanisi [5]	670	1,871	4,778	4,076	4,530	8,650	3,427	2,661	2,920
Data: Population statistics Georgia 1897 to present.[6][7][8] Note:[4]

Politics

Dmanisi Municipal Assembly (Georgian: დმანისის საკრებულო, Dmanisi Sakrebulo) is the representative body in Dmanisi Municipality, consisting of 30 members which are elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021. Koba Muradashvili of Georgian Dream was elected mayor.

Party		2017[10]	2021[11]	Current Municipal Assembly
	Georgian Dream	27	15
	United National Movement	1	12
	Progress and Freedom		1
	Independent		2[a]
	Development Movement	3
Total		31	30

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See also

• List of municipalities in Georgia (country)

Explanatory notes

1. Ramiz Ramazanovi - split from UNM.^[12]