Kotajk
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| Country | Armenia | |
| Capital | Hrasdan | |
| surface | 2089 km² | |
| Residents | 245,324 (2011) | |
| density | 117 inhabitants per km² | |
| ISO 3166-2 | AM-KT | |
| Website | kotayk.mtad.am (Armenian) | |
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| governor | Romanos Petrosian | |
| Political party | Civil contract | |
Coordinates: 40 ° 33 ' N , 44 ° 42' E
Kotajk , also Kotayk, ( [ kɔˈtɑjkʰ ] , Armenian Կոտայքի մարզ , in scientific transliteration Kotayk 'marz ) is one of the provinces of Armenia .
Kotayk is located in the center of the country. The provincial capital is Hrasdan . The area of the province is 2089 km² and the population is 245,324 (as of 2011).
Other cities besides Hrasdan are the somewhat larger Abovjan , Tscharenzawan and Zaghkadsor , the earlier urban-type settlements Bjureghawan and Nor Hatschn , which were elevated to cities in the 1990s, and the former village of Jeghward, which was elevated to a city in the same period . In addition to these seven urban parishes, there are 60 rural parishes with a total of 62 villages; the largest villages (each with over 5000 inhabitants) are Arindsch , Dschrwesch , Garni , Kassach , Nor Geghi and Sowuni (as of 2011). Until the 1990s, today's villages Arsni (a health resort ) and Argel (as Lussakert ) also had the status of urban-type settlements.
The province was during the administrative reorganization within the framework of decentralization in 1995 from the since 1930 the Armenian SSR of the Soviet Union existing Rajons Hrazdan and Kotayk (until 1990 Abovian formed) and the 1,972 outsourced Rajon Nairi and rajonfreien cities Abovyan, Hrazdan and Charentsavan. The Argel hydroelectric power station is located in the area .
Tourist centers are the village Garni with the temple of Garni and the Geghard monastery as well as the Armenian ski sports center Zaghkadzor. The ruins of Havuts Tar , Neghuz and Tejharuyk monasteries are in the province .
A brewery in Abovjan, which is very popular in Armenia, is named after the province and is written in Latin letters corresponding to the English transcription Kotayk .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://kotayk.mtad.am/ (accessed January 5, 2020)
