Municipalities of Armenia
Appearance
The municipalities of Armenia are referred to as communities (համայնքներ hamaynkner, singular համայնք hamaynk ). The community in Armenia is the second-level division in the republic after the provinces. Each community is self-governing and consists of one or more settlements (bnakavayrer, singular bnakavayr). Settlements are classified as either towns (kaghakner, singular kaghak) or villages (gyugher, singular gyugh). As of 2007, Armenia includes 915 communities, of which 49 are considered urban and 866 are considered rural. The capital, Yerevan, also has the status of a community.[1]
Cities/towns or urban communities
Community | Province (marz) | Founded | Land area (km2) | Population (2011) |
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Abovyan | Kotayk | 1963 | 11 | 43,495 |
Agarak | Syunik | 1949 | 2.5 | 4,429 |
Akhtala | Lori | 18th century (first mentioned) | 4.3 | 2,092 |
Alaverdi | Lori | 1899 | 18 | 13,343 |
Aparan | Aragatsotn | 2nd century (first mentioned) | 3.5 | 6,451 |
Ararat | Ararat | 1920 | 6 | 20,235 |
Armavir | Armavir | 1931 | 6 | 29,319 |
Artashat | Ararat | 1945 | 12 | 22,269 |
Artik | Shirak | 1939 | 9 | 19,534 |
Ashtarak | Aragatsotn | 9th century (first mentioned) | 7.5 | 19,615 |
Ayrum | Tavush | 1937 | 1.6 | 2,126 |
Berd | Tavush | 10th century | 3.5 | 7,957 |
Byureghavan | Kotayk | 1945 | 4 | 9,513 |
Chambarak | Gegharkunik | 1830s | 6 | 5,850 |
Charentsavan | Kotayk | 1947 | 5 | 20,363 |
Dastakert | Syunik | 12th century (first mentioned) | 0.5 | 323 |
Dilijan | Tavush | 1544 | 13 | 17,712 |
Gavar | Gegharkunik | 1830 | 16 | 20,765 |
Goris | Syunik | 1870 | 8 | 20,591 |
Gyumri | Shirak | 5th century BC as Kumayri 1837 as Alexandropol |
54 | 121,976 |
Hrazdan | Kotayk | 1959 | 22 | 41,875 |
Ijevan | Tavush | 1780s | 4.6 | 21,081 |
Jermuk | Vayots Dzor | 13th century (first mentioned) | 5 | 4,628 |
Kajaran | Syunik | 1958 | 2.8 | 7,163 |
Kapan | Syunik | 10th century | 36 | 43,190 |
Maralik | Shirak | 5th century (first mentioned) | 4 | 5,398 |
Martuni | Gegharkunik | ? | 10 | 12,894 |
Masis | Ararat | 1950 | 5.7 | 20,215 |
Meghri | Syunik | 17th century | 3 | 4,580 |
Metsamor | Armavir | 1969 | 4 | 9,191 |
Nor Hachen | Kotayk | 1953 | 2.3 | 9,307 |
Noyemberyan | Tavush | 13th century (first settled) | 3.6 | 5,310 |
Sevan | Gegharkunik | 1842 | 8.5 | 19,229 |
Shamlugh | Lori | 1770 | 3.6 | 700 |
Sisian | Syunik | 8th century BC (first mentioned) | 9 | 14,894 |
Spitak | Lori | 17th century | 5.6 | 12,881 |
Stepanavan | Lori | 1810 | 14 | 13,086 |
Talin | Aragatsotn | 2nd century (first mentioned) | 7 | 5,310 |
Tashir | Lori | 1844 | 5.6 | 7,773 |
Tsaghkadzor | Kotayk | 3rd century (first mentioned) | 4 | 1,256 |
Tumanyan | Lori | 1926 | 1 | 1,710 |
Vagharshapat | Armavir | 685 BC | 13 | 46,540 |
Vanadzor | Lori | 1828 | 32 | 86,199 |
Vardenis | Gegharkunik | 1830 | 10 | 12,685 |
Vayk | Vayots Dzor | 1828 | 3 | 5,877 |
Vedi | Ararat | 13th century (first mentioned) | 5.6 | 11,384 |
Yeghegnadzor | Vayots Dzor | 5th century (first mentioned) | 6 | 7,944 |
Yeghvard | Kotayk | 6th century (first mentioned) | 7 | 11,672 |
Yerevan | — | 782 BC | 223 | 1,060,138 |
Sources: Armenia 2011 census[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Villages or rural communities
References
- ^ "Regional Administration Bodies". The Government of the Republic of Armenia. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Aragatsotn
- ^ Tavush
- ^ Kotayk
- ^ Vayots Dzor
- ^ Syunik
- ^ Shirak
- ^ Lori
- ^ Gegharkunik
- ^ Armavir
- ^ Ararat
- ^ Yerevan
External links
- Khachatryan, Anush; Karapetyan, Arsen: "Public Green Space in Armenian Cities: A Legal Analysis" in the Caucasus Analytical Ddigest No. 23