Baghdati Municipality
ბაღდადის მუნიციპალიტეტი
Municipality
Zekar Pass
Zekar Pass
Flag of Baghdati Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Baghdati Municipality
Seal
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country Georgia
RegionImereti
CapitalBaghdati
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorKakha Enukidze (GD)
 • Municipal Assembly
27 members
Area
 • Total815 km2 (315 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total21 582
 • Density26.5/km2 (69/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity[1]
 • Georgians99,7 %
 • Russians0,15 %
 • Ukrainians0,07 %
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)

Baghdati (Georgian: ბაღდათის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. Its main town is Baghdati. It has a population of 21 582 (2014 census) and an area of 815 km2 (315 sq mi). In Baghdati municipality there is one city and 25 villages. The center of the municipality is 25 kilometers away from the city of Kutaisi

Etymology

According to one version, the name Baghdati is derived from the Old Persian language. Its correct form is Baghdad. On April 14, 1940, in Baghdad 10 years after the death of Vladimir Mayakovsky, Baghdad was changed as an administrative unit and renamed Mayakovsky, which it held until the late 1990s. it was later reinstated to his old name.[2]

History

According to the available data, the name Baghdati is first mentioned in historical sources in the early 18th century. It was here that the fortress of Baghdad was built by the ottomans. Earlier, this place was called Tkhmeli Castle. The oldest place in the territory of Baghdati municipality is the village of Dimi, where the first king of Georgia, Parnavaz established a supervisory fortification building.[3]

Politics

Baghdati Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ბაღდათის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Baghdati Municipality, consisting of 27 members and elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021.

Party 2017[4] 2021[5] Current Municipal Assembly
  Georgian Dream 23 18                                    
  United National Movement 3 7              
  For Georgia 1  
  Lelo 1  
  European Georgia 2
  Alliance of Patriots 1
Total 29 27  

Notable natives

Many famous people were born in Baghdad, among whom are especially noteworthy: the founder of Russian avant-garde, famous artist, actor, screenwriter and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky, composer Rezo Laghidze, academician Albert Tavkhelidze, Director Rezo Chkheidze, professor of psychiatry and musician Zurab Chikovani, conductor Jansug Kakhidze, writer and critic Jansug Gvinjilia, poet Zaal Ebanoidze, academician in the field of metallurgy Guram Kashakashvili and others.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014". mashke.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04.
  2. ↑ "ბაღდათის ისტორია - ბაღდათის მუნიციპალიტეტი". www.baghdati.gov.ge. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
  3. ↑ "ბაღდათის ისტორია - ბაღდათის მუნიციპალიტეტი". www.baghdati.gov.ge. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2017" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 74–76. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Protocol elected municipal council members and mayors 2021" (PDF) (in Georgian). CESKO Central Election Commission. pp. 92–94. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  6. ↑ "ბაღდათის ისტორია - ბაღდათის მუნიციპალიტეტი". www.baghdati.gov.ge. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.

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