Administrative divisions of Armenia

Provinces of Armenia
Subdivisions of Armenia Provincial government, National government
Subdivisions	Hamaynkner

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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] Figures are from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.^[2] 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 (2023 estimate)	Area (km2)	Density	Urban communities	Rural communities	Capital
Aragatsotn	132,925	4.4%	133,960	2,756	48/km2 (120/sq mi)	3	69	Ashtarak
Ararat	260,367	8.6%	262,395	2,090	125/km2 (320/sq mi)	4	91	Artashat
Armavir	265,770	8.8%	266,600	1,242	214/km2 (550/sq mi)	3	94	Armavir
Gegharkunik	235,075	7.8%	237,027	5,349	44/km2 (110/sq mi)	5	52	Gavar
Kotayk	254,397	8.4%	256,509	2,086	122/km2 (320/sq mi)	7	35	Hrazdan
Lori	235,537	7.8%	237,492	3,799	62/km2 (160/sq mi)	7	50	Vanadzor
Shirak	251,941	8.3%	254,033	2,680	94/km2 (240/sq mi)	3	39	Gyumri
Syunik	141,771	4.7%	142,948	4,506	32/km2 (83/sq mi)	5	3	Kapan
Tavush	128,609	4.3%	129,676	2,704	48/km2 (120/sq mi)	5	19	Ijevan
Vayots Dzor	52,324	1.7%	53,284	2,308	23/km2 (60/sq mi)	3	5	Yeghegnadzor
Yerevan	1,060,138	35.1%	1,094,813	223	4,754/km2 (12,310/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.^[3] Additionally, Yerevan is divided into twelve semi-autonomous districts.

Terminology

See also

• Districts of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
• Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh
• ISO 3166-2:AM
• List of Armenian provinces by Human Development Index

References

External links

• Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Armenia Provinces on Statoids.com