Administrative divisions of Armenia

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See also: Municipalities of Armenia and List of cities and towns in Armenia
Provinces of Armenia
Subdivisions of Armenia
  1. Aragatsotn
  2. Ararat
  3. Armavir
  4. Gegharkunik
  5. Kotayk
  6. Lori
  7. Shirak
  8. Syunik
  9. Tavush
  10. Vayots Dzor
  11. Yerevan
CategoryUnitary state
LocationArmenia
Number10 Provinces
1 Special status city
Populations(Provinces only): 52,324 (Vayots Dzor) – 265,770 (Armavir)
Areas(Provinces only): 1,200 km2 (480 sq mi) (Armavir) – 5,350 km2 (2,065 sq mi) (Gegharkunik)
Government
Subdivisions
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Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer (մարզեր) or in the singular form marz (մարզ) in Armenian.

Yerevan is treated separately and granted special administrative status as the country's capital. The chief executive in each of 10 marzes is the marzpet, appointed by the government of Armenia. In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, elected by the Yerevan City Council.

First-level administrative divisions

The following is a list of the provinces with population, area, and density information.[1][2] Figures are from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.[3] The area of the Gegharkunik Province includes Lake Sevan which covers 1,278 square kilometres (493 sq mi) of its territory:

Province Population
(2011 census) 		Population
(2022 census) 		% Area (km2) Density Urban
communities 		Rural
communities 		Capital
Aragatsotn 132,925 128,941 4.4% 2,773 46.5/km2 (120/sq mi) 3 69 Ashtarak
Ararat 260,367 248,982 8.5% 2,090 119.1/km2 (308/sq mi) 4 91 Artashat
Armavir 265,770 253,493 8.6% 1,231 205.9/km2 (533/sq mi) 3 94 Armavir
Gegharkunik 235,075 209,669 7.1% 5,351 39.2/km2 (102/sq mi) 5 52 Gavar
Kotayk 254,397 269,883 9.2% 2,076 130/km2 (340/sq mi) 7 35 Hrazdan
Lori 235,537 222,805 7.6% 3,799 58.6/km2 (152/sq mi) 7 50 Vanadzor
Shirak 251,941 235,484 8% 2,680 87.9/km2 (228/sq mi) 3 39 Gyumri
Syunik 141,771 114,488 3.9% 4,506 25.4/km2 (66/sq mi) 5 3 Kapan
Tavush 128,609 114,940 3.9% 2,704 42.5/km2 (110/sq mi) 5 19 Ijevan
Vayots Dzor 52,324 47,369 1.6% 2,310 20.5/km2 (53/sq mi) 3 5 Yeghegnadzor
Yerevan 1,060,138 1,086,677 37.1% 223 4,873/km2 (12,620/sq mi) 1 n/a n/a

Municipalities (hamaynkner)

Main article: Municipalities of Armenia

Within each province of the republic, there are municipal communities (hamaynkner, singular hamaynk), currently considered the second-level administrative division in Armenia. Each municipality - known officially as community, either rural or urban- is a self-governing entity and consists of one or more settlements (bnakavayrer, singular bnakavayr). The settlements are classified as either towns (kaghakner, singular kaghak) or villages (gyugher, singular gyugh). As of January 2018, Armenia is divided into 503 communities, of which 46 are urban and 457 are rural. The capital, Yerevan, also holds the status of a community.[4] Additionally, Yerevan is divided into twelve semi-autonomous districts.

Terminology

Armenian singular Armenian plural English Comment
marz (մարզ) marzer (մարզեր) province First-level
hamaynk (համայնք) hamaynkner (համայնքներ) municipality, either urban (city/town) or rural (village) Second-level
bnakavayr (բնակավայր) bnakavayrer (բնակավայրեր) settlement (village) Third-level
t'aghayin hamaynk (թաղային համայնք) t'aghayin hamaynkner (թաղային համայնքներ) neighborhood community or district only in Yerevan, see Districts of Yerevan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Provinces: area, population and density" (PDF).
  2. ^ "The Main Results of RA Census 2022, trilingual / Armenian Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia". www.armstat.am. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. ^ "Estimated population of Armenia as of 01.01.2016" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Regions". The Government of Armenia.