Administrative divisions of Armenia

Provinces of Armenia
Provinces of Armenia
	Subdivisions of Armenia Aragatsotn; Ararat; Armavir; Gegharkunik; Kotayk; Lori; Shirak; Syunik; Tavush; Vayots Dzor; Yerevan;
Category	Unitary state
Location	Armenia
Number	10 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	Provincial government, National government;
Subdivisions	Hamaynkner;

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)

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

References

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

External links

[1] "Provinces: area, population and density" (PDF).

[2022_Census-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.

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Provinces of Armenia
Subdivisions of Armenia Aragatsotn Ararat Armavir Gegharkunik Kotayk Lori Shirak Syunik Tavush Vayots Dzor Yerevan
Category	Unitary state
Location	Armenia
Number	10 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	Provincial government, National government
Subdivisions	Hamaynkner