Municipalities of Armenia

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A municipality in Armenia referred to as community (Armenian: համայնք hamaynk, plural: Armenian: համայնքներ hamaynkner), is an administrative subdivision consisting of a settlement (Armenian: բնակավայր bnakavayr) or a group of settlements (Armenian: բնակավայրեր bnakavayrer) that enjoys local self-government. The settlements are classified as either towns (Armenian: քաղաքներ kaghakner, singular Armenian: քաղաք kaghak) or villages (Armenian: գյուղեր gyugher, singular (Armenian: գյուղ gyugh). The administrative centre of a community could either be an urban settlement (town) or a rural settlement (village).

As of the end of 2017, Armenia has 503 municipal communities -including Yerevan- of which 46 are urban and 457 are rural. The capital, Yerevan, also has the status of a community.^[1][2]

Each municipality bears the same name as its administrative centre, with the exception of 7 municipalities, of which 4 are located in Shirak Province (Ani Municipality with its centre Maralik, Arpi Municipality with its centre Berdasehen, Marmashen Municipality with its centre Mayisyan, Sarapat Municipality with its centre Torosgyugh), 1 is located in Gegharkunik Province (Geghamasar Municipality with its centre Sotk), 1 is located in Syunik Province (Tatev Municipality with its centre Shinuhayr), and 1 is located in Vayots Dzor Province (Yeghegis Municipality with its centre Shatin).

Here is a list of the municipalities of Armenia as of January 2018, classified by province and type:

Aragatsotn Province

Aragatsotn Province is currently divided into 72 municipal communities, of which 3 are urban and 69 are rural:^[3][4][5]

Rural communities and included settlements:

Ararat Province

Ararat Province is currently divided into 95 municipal communities, of which 4 are urban and 91 are rural:^[9]

Rural communities and included settlements:

Armavir Province

Armavir Province is currently divided into 97 municipal communities, of which 3 are urban and 94 are rural:^[10][11]

Rural communities and included settlements:

Gegharkunik Province

Gegharkunik Province is currently divided into 57 municipal communities (hamaynkner), of which 5 are urban and 52 are rural.^[12][13][14]

Rural communities and included settlements:

Kotayk Province

Kotayk Province is currently divided into 42 municipal communities, of which 7 are urban and 35 are rural:^{[15][16][17][18]}

Lori Province

Lori Province is currently divided into 57 municipal communities, of which 7 are urban and 50 are rural:^{[26][27][28][29]}

Shirak Province

Shirak Province is currently divided into 42 municipal communities, of which 3 are urban and 39 are rural:^{[30][31][32][33][34]}

Syunik Province

Syunik Province is currently divided into 8 municipal communities, of which 5 are urban, and 3 are rural:^{[35][36][37][38][39]}

Tavush Province

Tavush Province is currently divided into 24 municipal communities, of which 5 are urban, and 19 are rural:^{[48][49][50][51]}

Vayots Dzor Province

Vayots Dzor Province is currently divided into 8 municipal communities (hamaynkner), of which 3 are urban, and 5 are rural:^[76][77][78]

Yerevan

The capital Yerevan holds the status of a single municipal community divided into 12 administrative districts:

Sources: Armenia 2011 census^{[87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97]}

References

External links

• Khachatryan, Anush; Karapetyan, Arsen: "Public Green Space in Armenian Cities: A Legal Analysis" in the Caucasus Analytical Ddigest No. 23