Chiatura Municipality

Municipality in Imereti, Georgia

Chiatura Municipality ჭიათურის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
Katskhi pillar
Flag Seal
Chiatura Municipality within Georgia
Country	Georgia
Region	Imereti
Capital	Chiatura
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Givi Modebadze (GD)
• Municipal Assembly	36 members • Georgian Dream (26) • Ahali (5) • For Georgia (2) • Strategy Aghmashenebeli (1) • Lelo for Georgia (1) • People's Power (1)
Area
• Total	542 km² (209 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	39,884
Population by ethnicity^[1]
• Georgians	99.6 %
• Armenians	0.2 %
• Others	0.2 %
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)

Chiatura (Georgian: ჭიათურის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. Its main town is Chiatura.

Population: 39,884 (2014 census)

Area: 542 km²

Demography

Year	Population
1989	68 501
2002	53 998
2014	39 884

Politics

Chiatura Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ჭიათურის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Chiatura Municipality, consisting of 36 members and elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021.

Party		2017^[2]	2021^[3]
	Georgian Dream	28	26
	Ahali		5^[a]
	For Georgia		2
	Strategy Aghmashenebeli		1
	Lelo		1
	People's Power		1^[b]
	United National Movement	3
	European Georgia	1
	Alliance of Patriots	1
Total		33	36

Gallery

Explanatory notes

^ Split from UNM.^[4]
^ Split from GD.^[5]

References

^ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". mashke.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04.
^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 68–69. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 84–86. Retrieved 2022-12-19.}
^ "Five UNM faction members quit Chiatura Municipality Sakrebulo". 1tv.ge. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
^ ""ქართულ ოცნებას" რეგიონული ჩინოვნიკებიც ტოვებენ და კელი დეგნანს აკრიტიკებენ". jam-news.net (in Georgian). 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-12-20.