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Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Local name: ახალციხის მუნიციპალიტეტი

Located in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia Coordinates: 41°39′33″ N 43°00′36″ E

Map showing the location of Akhaltsikhe Municipality Akhaltsikhe Municipality
Location in Georgia
Population
39,463
39.5K
Elevation
1,013 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
Places inside
2
listed under Akhaltsikhe Municipality
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport72 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport118 km

About Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Akhaltsikhe Municipality is a district. Location: Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia. Population: 39,463.

From Wikipedia

Akhaltsikhe (Georgian: ახალციხის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Akhaltsikhis munitsip’alit’et’i) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Covering an area of 1,010.4 km2 (390 sq mi). As of 2021 it had a population of 39,463 people. The city of Akhaltsikhe is its administrative centre.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1935
Area
1,010 km²
Official website
akhaltsikhe.gov.ge

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 39 mm

Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (94 mm)
Driest month
January (35 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 Akhaltsikhe Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°16°20°24°27°28°24°17°10°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°8°11°15°14°11°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)353738568294615439423938

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Akhaltsikhe Municipality

The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 72 km to the north.

Airports

  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 72 kmnorthwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 118 kmwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 72 kmnorth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 115 kmwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 152 kmeast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 164 kmeast
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 212 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 115 natural sites, 117 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Kırma Çayı River 19 kmSW

25–60 km67 places

  • Kazannı Tepesi Mountain 57 kmS
  • Çaykeliksuyu River 55 kmS
  • Hanak Suyu River 52 kmS
  • Ölçeksuyu Çayı River 57 kmS

60–100 km177 places

  • Kartal Tepesi Mountain 80 kmS
  • Alagöz Dağı Mountain 74 kmSW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 73 kmS
  • Morev Deresi River 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Akhaltsikhe Municipality

2 places
  1. 1 Akhalts'ikhe 17.4K
  2. 2 Vale 5K

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources