Armavir Province
| Armavir | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Capital | Armavir |
| surface | 1242 km² |
| Residents | 256,639 (2011) |
| density | 207 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | AM-AV |
| Website | armavir.mtad.am (Armenian) |
| politics | |
| governor | Hambardsum Matewosjan |
| Political party | independent |
Coordinates: 40 ° 6 ′ N , 44 ° 0 ′ E
Armavir ( [ ɑɾmɑviɾ ] , Armenian մարզ Արմավիրի , scientific transliteration Armaviri march ) is an Armenian province with the provincial Armavir . It is located in the Ara Valley between the Ararat and Aragaz mountains .
The province has an area of 1242 km² and a population of 256,639 (2011). In the south and in the west, the province has a border of around 60 kilometers with Turkey .
Other cities besides Armavir are the larger Vagharschapat (known by its official name Etschmiadzin until 1992 ) and the earlier urban-type Mezamor settlement, which was elevated to a city in the 1990s . In addition to these three urban parishes, there are 94 rural parishes with a total of 95 villages; the largest villages (each with over 4000 inhabitants) are Assalujs , Karakert , Mrgaschat , Nalbandjan , Parakar and Sardarapat (as of 2011).
The province was formed during the administrative reorganization as part of decentralization in 1995 from the Armavir Rajons (until 1992 Hoktemberjan ) and Etschmiadzin, which had existed in the Armenian SSR of the Soviet Union , as well as the Baghramjan Rajon, which was spun off in 1983, and the rajon-free cities Armavir and Vagharschapat.
Administrative division
Armavir Province is divided into 97 parishes, three of which are urban parishes and 94 are rural parishes:
| Borough | Area (km²) | Population (2017, estimated) |
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| Armavir | 6th | 28,900 |
| Mezamor | 9 | 9,000 |
| Vagharschapat (Echmiadzin) | 13 | 46,700 |
Rural communities and included settlements:
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Web links
- Armavir Province Tourist Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://armavir.mtad.am/ (accessed January 5, 2020)
- ↑ armstat.am , as of 2006 ( accessed February 6, 2020).
