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Kaspi Municipality

Municipality in Shida Kartli, Georgia

Kaspi Municipality კასპის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
a village in Kaspi municipality
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Location of Kaspi Municipality in Georgia
Country	Georgia
Region	Shida Kartli
Capital	Kaspi
various	1 town, 71 villages
Area
• Total	802 km² (310 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	43,771
• Density	55/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4
Website	Official site of shida kartli region

Kaspi (Georgian: კასპის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Given a District status within Transcaucasian SFSR in 1930. District center is Kaspi.

Geography

The district occupies Shida Kartli plain, stretching on both sides of the Kura River - bordering southern parts of Greater Caucasus to the North and Trialeti Range to the South. Bigger rivers crossing the District are Kura and Ksani.

District population is 43,771, population density is 55 per km² (2014). There are 71 villages and 1 town in the District.

District economy is focused on agriculture, there are a few manufactures producing building materials and wine/spirits.

There are a number of historical and architectural sites in the District, including Rkoni Monastery, Samtavisi and Kvatakhevi churches.

Kavtiskhevi kurgans

Near the village of Kavtiskhevi in Kaspi Municipality some very ancient kurgans have been found. They were excavated by Makharadze in 2007.

Materials recovered from these excavations can be related to remains from the metal-working Late Chalcolithic site of Leilatepe on the Karabakh steppe.^[1] Also, at Soyuqbulaq, Agstafa, there are similar kurgans.

Also, the earliest level at the multi-period site of Berikldeebi in Kvemo Kartli is relevant.^[2] These discoveries reveal the presence of early 4th millennium kurgans in the southern Caucasus.^[3]

Politics

Kaspi Municipal Assembly (Georgian: კასპის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Kaspi Municipality. currently consisting of 30 members. The council is assembled into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code changes, utilities, taxes, city budget, oversight of city government and more. Municipal Assembly and Mayor are elected every four-year. The last election was held in October 2021.

Party		2017^[4]	2021^[5]
	Georgian Dream	28	19
	United National Movement	2	8
	For Georgia		2
	Alliance of Patriots	2	1
	European Georgia	1
	Labour Party	1
Total		34	30

Notes

^ Narimanov et al. 2007
^ Glonti and Dzavakhishvili 1987
^ Origin of Early Transcaucasian Culture. Dienekes' Anthropology blog
^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 32–34. Retrieved 2024-06-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 40–42. Retrieved 2024-06-16.^{[permanent dead link]}