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Akhaltsikhe

Samtskhe-Javakheti · Georgia
City population
17,445
#17
in Georgia
#28,197
worldwide
TbilisiAkhaltsikhe
41.640, 42.986 · 154 km from Tbilisi
City population
17,445
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Georgia
#17
of 17 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,197
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Georgia
0.4%
of the national population

About Akhaltsikhe

Akhaltsikhe is a city in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia with a population of 17,445. It is the 17th largest of the 17 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Georgia, and the 28,197th largest worldwide. It lies 154 km from Tbilisi.

Position in Georgia
#17of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Distance to capital
to Tbilisi
Elevation
984 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tbilisi
Coordinates
41.640, 42.986
Record updated
2026-03-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 17 in Georgia

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