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Akhmeta Municipality

Local name: ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი

Located in Kakheti, Georgia Coordinates: 42°15′37″ N 45°17′49″ E

Map showing the location of Akhmeta Municipality Akhmeta Municipality
Location in Georgia
Population
26,188
26.2K
Elevation
1,124 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
TBS Tbilisi International Airport72 km
OGZ Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport119 km

About Akhmeta Municipality

Akhmeta Municipality is a district. Location: Kakheti, Georgia. Population: 26,188.

From Wikipedia

Akhmeta (Georgian: ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Axmeṫis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is the administrative – territorial unit in Eastern Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. The administrative center of Akhmeta municipality is the town Akhmeta. The Municipality borders Dusheti Municipality and Tianeti Municipality to the west, Chechnya to the north, Telavi Municipality and Dagestan to the east, and Sagarejo Municipality to the south. Akhmeta Municipality includes the historic region of Tusheti and the Pankisi Gorge.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
2,208 km²
Official website
akhmeta.gov.ge

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Akhmeta Municipality

  • Panevėžys City· Lithuania
  • Klaipėda District Municipality· Lithuania

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Akhmeta Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (124 mm)
Driest month
January (36 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Akhmeta Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°14°17°22°25°24°21°15°11°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-2°4°8°12°15°15°11°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)36415190124124998868565038

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Akhmeta Municipality

The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 72 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 74 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 72 kmsouthwest
  • Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ) Beslan 119 kmnorthwest
  • Magas Airport (IGT) Sunzha 120 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 74 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 82 kmsouth
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 215 kmwest
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 222 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Akhmeta Municipality

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Pankisis Kheoba Natural site 14 kmS

25–60 km8 places

  • Kisiskhevi River 49 kmSE
  • Caucasus Mountains Mountain 36 kmNW
  • T’ushet’is Alazani River 29 kmNE
  • Mount Tebulosmta Mountain 35 kmN

60–100 km29 places

  • Gora Dzhimara Mountain 88 kmNW
  • Khokhskiy Khrebet Mountain 95 kmNW
  • Tlia River 99 kmW
  • Zemo Bethlehem Church Attraction 75 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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