Tsalenjikha
Local name: წალენჯიხა
Located in Tsalenjikha Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti Coordinates: 42°36′31″ N 42°04′01″ E
- Population
- 2,938
- 2.9K
- Elevation
- 199 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport59 km
- SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport82 km
About Tsalenjikha
Tsalenjikha is a city. Location: Tsalenjikha Municipality, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti. Population: 2,938. Elevation: 199 m.
Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with a population of 3,847 as of 2014. It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the Dadiani princess of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Tsalenjikha
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Population of Tsalenjikha over time
| 1979 | 2,632 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9,304 | |
| 2002 | 8,956 | |
| 2014 | 3,847 | |
| 2016 | 3,274 | |
| 2017 | 3,220 | |
| 2018 | 3,211 | |
| 2019 | 3,205 | |
| 2020 | 3,186 | |
| 2021 | 3,170 | |
| 2022 | 3,117 | |
| 2023 | 3,092 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tsalenjikha
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (125 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 9° | 5° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 125 | 176 | 172 | 170 | 156 | 159 | 151 | 177 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Tsalenjikha
The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 64 km to the southeast.
Airports
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 59 kmsoutheast
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 82 kmwest
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 118 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 64 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 113 kmsouth
- Rize Population: 119.8K 218 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 250 kmsoutheast
- Trabzon Population: 244.1K 264 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tsalenjikha
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 22 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Gomi River 17 kmW
25–60 km13 places
- Egrisis Kedi Mountain 27 kmNE
- Enguri River 48 kmSW
- Kodoris Kedi Mountain 53 kmN
- Kolkheti National Park Natural site 56 kmSW
60–100 km30 places
- Shkhara Mountain 96 kmNE
- Gora Aylama Mountain 99 kmNE
- Svanetis Kedi Mountain 62 kmNE
- Shota Rustaveli Peak Mountain 92 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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