Gurjaani Municipality

Gurjaani Municipality
Municipality
Vachnadziani monastery
Location of the municipality within Georgia
Country	Georgia
Region	Kakheti
Capital	Gurjaani
Government
• mayor	Zurab Utiashvili[1]
Area
• Land	846 km2 (327 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	54,337
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Website	www.gurjaani.gov.ge

Gurjaani (Georgian: გურჯაანის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Gurjaanis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is an administrative-territorial unit in eastern Georgia, Kakheti region. Until 1917, the territory of Gurjaani municipality was part of Telavi Mazra of Tbilisi Governorate; since 1921 it has been included in Telavi Mazra; Since 1930, it has been an independent district in Kakheti region, then it became a separate district. It has been a municipality since 2006.

The population was 54,337 as of the 2014 census, and it has an area of 846 km² (327 sq mi).