ethnic minorities in the city has not always been this way. Especially in the Soviet period these were completely different, with striking numbers of Russians. The city also had a substantial Ossetian community. Migration during and after the fall of the Soviet Union and due to civil conflicts has made the city much more mono-ethnic Georgian. City governance Rustavi is a self-governing city. The representative body of the city is the City Council, and the executive body is the City Hall. Administratively, Rustavi is divided into 10 territorial bodies: David Agmashenebeli district Old Rustavi district Shota Rustaveli district Zhiuli Shartava district Giorgi Chkondideli district Ilia Chavchavadze district Vakhtang Gorgasali district Iakob Tsurtaveli district Nikoloz Baratashvili district district named after the 13 Assyrian fathers City council Rustavi City Assembly (Georgian: რუსთავის საკრებულო, Rustavi Sakrebulo) is the representative body in Rustavi City that consists of 35 members as of 2021, who are elected every four years. The last election for the sakrebulo was held in October 2021. Rustavi was one of only seven municipalities where the ruling Georgian Dream party failed to secure a council majority in 2021. Mayor The most recent mayoral election was held on 2 October 2021, with a runoff on 30 October which Nino Latsabidze (Georgian Dream) won from Davit Kirkitadze (United National Movement). The results were as follows: Previously elected mayors of Rustavi Irakli Tabagua (GD) (2017–2021) Davit Jikia (GD) (2014–2017) Climate Rustavi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) with hot summers and relatively cold winters. Sports Rustavi Race Circuit The last of the racetracks built in the USSR. Competitions started in the end of 1979 and the track hosted eleven USSR Championship events until 1989. Prior to 2009 the condition of the track had deteriorated. That same year the area was sold to the private company Stromos on the State auction. After total reconstruction in 2011–2012, the track reopened and has hosted a number of racing events, such as the TCR International Series, Formula Alfa series, Legends championship, BMW Annual Festival, drag and drift competitions, amateur races and many more. The city is home to the basketball club BC Rustavi of the Georgian Superliga. It plays its home games in the Rustavi sports arena. Notable people Robert Tedeyev (born 1986), former Russian professional football player Twin towns – sister cities Rustavi is twinned with: Akmenė, Lithuania Cherkasy, Ukraine İnegöl, Turkey Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Kiruna,