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District

Telavi Municipality

Local name: თელავი

Located in Kakheti, Georgia Coordinates: 41°55′00″ N 45°29′00″ E

Map showing the location of Telavi Municipality Telavi Municipality
Location in Georgia
Population
51,920
51.9K
Elevation
689 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
Places inside
2
listed under Telavi Municipality
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
TBS Tbilisi International Airport52 km
GNJ Ganja International Airport148 km

About Telavi Municipality

Telavi Municipality is a district. Location: Kakheti, Georgia. Population: 51,920.

From Wikipedia

Telavi (; თელავი [t̪ʰeɫaβi]) is the main city and administrative center of the eastern Georgian province of Kakheti. As of the 2024 census, its population was 16,800. The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500–800 m (1,600–2,600 ft) above sea level.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
893
Official website
telavi.gov.ge

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Telavi Municipality

  • Napa· United States
  • Kėdainiai· Lithuania

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

Population of Telavi Municipality over time

Population of Telavi Municipality over time
1979 25,272
1989 28,325
2002 21,805
2014 19,629
2016 19,829
2017 19,751
2018 19,736
2019 19,638
2020 19,599
2021 19,762
2022 19,509
2023 20,023

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Telavi Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
May (113 mm)
Driest month
January (28 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 Telavi Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°11°17°21°25°29°28°24°17°12°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°1°6°10°14°18°17°13°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)28364576113111767159534329

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Telavi Municipality

The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 52 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rustavi, 58 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 52 kmsouthwest
  • Ganja International Airport (GNJ) Ganja 148 kmsoutheast
  • Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ) Beslan 160 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 59 kmsouthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 156 kmsoutheast
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 201 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Telavi Municipality

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Kisiskhevi River 17 kmE
  • Tokhliauris Mta Mountain 16 kmS
  • Lopota River 10 kmN

25–60 km6 places

  • Tbilisi's sea Lake 57 kmW
  • Pankisis Kheoba Natural site 29 kmNW
  • Ivris Zegani Natural site 52 kmS
  • Jandari Lake Lake 59 kmS

60–100 km25 places

  • Zemo Bethlehem Church Attraction 62 kmSW
  • Botanical Garden Attraction 62 kmSW
  • Kldisubani Saint George Church Attraction 62 kmSW
  • Church of all Georgian Saints Attraction 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Telavi Municipality

2 places
  1. 1 Telavi 19.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources