A municipality in

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

referred to as community ( hy, համայնք ''hamaynk'', plural: hy, համայնքներ ''hamaynkner''), is an administrative subdivision consisting of a settlement ( hy, բնակավայր ''bnakavayr'') or a group of settlements ( hy, բնակավայրեր ''bnakavayrer'') that enjoys local self-government. The settlements are classified as either towns ( hy, քաղաքներ ''kaghakner'', singular hy, քաղաք ''kaghak'') or villages ( hy, գյուղեր ''gyugher'', singular ( hy, գյուղ ''gyugh''). The administrative centre of a community could either be an urban settlement (town) or a rural settlement (village). Two-thirds of the population are now urbanized. As of 2017, 63.6% of Armenians live in

urban areas An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...

as compared to 36.4% in rural. As of the end of 2017,

has 503 municipal communities (including

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

) of which 46 are urban and 457 are rural. The capital, Yerevan, also has the status of a community. 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 Ani ( hy, Անի; grc-gre, Ἄνιον, ''Ánion''; la, Abnicum; tr, Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of th ...

with its centre

Maralik Maralik ( hy, Մարալիկ), is a town and the centre of the urban community of Maralik, in Shirak Province at the northwest of Armenia. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,398, down from 5,782 reported in the 2001 census. As ...

, Arpi Municipality with its centre Berdasehen, Marmashen Municipality with its centre Mayisyan, Sarapat Municipality with its centre Torosgyugh), 1 is located in

Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...

( Geghamasar Municipality with its centre

Sotk Sotk ( hy, Սոթք) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, well known for its gold mines. Etymology According to J. Markwart and N. Adonts, the name Sotk may be connected to the name of a tribe called ''Tsavde'' (''atsvots'') me ...

), 1 is located in

Syunik Province Syunik ( hy, Սյունիք, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. It ...

( Tatev Municipality with its centre Shinuhayr), and 1 is located in Vayots Dzor Province ( Yeghegis Municipality with its centre

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

Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...

Aragatsotn Province is currently divided into 72 municipal communities, of which 3 are urban and 69 are rural: Rural communities and included settlements: * Agarak * Agarakavan *

Aghdzk Aghdzk ( hy, Աղձք, formerly, ''Akhs'', ''Akis'' and ''Dzorap'' - hy, Ձորափ) is a village on the slopes of Mount Aragats in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the Arshakid Mausoleum, a large grave monument complex and bas ...

Akunk Akunk ( hy, Ակունք) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. History The village was founded on the site of a Bronze Age settlement and to the west of Akunk, there is a cyclopean masonry, cyclopean fort, ''Klor Dar'', dating ...

Alagyaz Alagyaz ( hy, Ալագյազ; ku, Elegez, until 1938, Mets Dzhamshlu, Bol'shoy Dzhamushli, Dzhamushlu Bol'shoy, Dzhamushli, Mets Jamyshlu, and Mets Jamshlu) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most of the population are Yazidis a ...

** Avshen ** Charchakis ** Jamshlu ** Kaniashir ** Mijnatun ** Mirak **

Rya Taza Rya Taza ( hy, Ռյա Թազա) or ''Ria Taza'' ( ku, Ria Taza, translation, New way) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formerly known as ''Kondakhsaz'' or known by locals as ''Qundesaz''. Mo ...

Shenkani Shenkani ( hy, Շենկանի) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking en ...

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* Antarut * Aragatsavan **

Arteni Arteni ( hy, Արտենի;) is a town in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. The town contains a wine factory. See also *Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the ...

** Getap ** Lusakn *

Aragatsotn Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...

Artashavan Artashavan ( hy, Արտաշավան; formerly, Ilanchalan), is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. In the village to the northeast, is the restored 7th-century Surp Amenaprkich Church. The villages of Lusaghbyur and Nigatun are also ...

Aruch Aruch ( hy, Արուճ; until 1970, TalishJohn Brady Kiesling, Raffi Kojian (2001). ''Rediscovering Armenia An Archaeological/touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia''. Yerevan: Tigran Mets; p. 17), is a village in ...

* Ashnak * Avan ** Khnusik *

Arevut Arevut ( hy, Արևուտ), known as ''Duzkend'' until 1935 and ''Barozh'' until 2006, is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێ ...

Bazmaghbyur Bazmaghbyur ( hy, Բազմաղբյուր, until 1949, Takiya and Takia;John Brady Kiesling, Raffi Kojian (2001). ''Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia''. Yerevan: Tigran ...

Byurakan Byurakan ( hy, Բյուրական), is a major village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the slope of Mount Aragats. The village is home to several historical sites including the 7th-century Artavazik Church, the 10th-century bas ...

* Dashtadem * Davtashen *

Ddmasar Ddmasar ( hy, Դդմասար) is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking end ...

* Dian *

Dprevank Dprevank ( hy, Դպրեվանք) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The village is on the road from Dzoragyugh to Tsakhkasar. The village has been founded in 1991-1992 by Armenian refugees fleeing fr ...

Garnahovit Garnahovit ( hy, Գառնահովիտ) is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Weste ...

* Ghazaravan * Hako * Hatsashen * Irind * Kakavadzor * Kanch * Karbi * Karmrashen * Katnaghbyur * Kosh * Lernarot * Mastara ** Dzoragyugh * Melikgyugh *

Metsadzor Metsadzor ( hy, Մեծաձոր) is a village in the Metsadzor Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most inhabitants are Yezidis – the town's name means "waterless" in Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdi ...

* Nerkin Bazmaberd *

Nerkin Sasnashen Nerkin Sasnashen ( hy, Ներքին Սասնաշեն) is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Hi ...

* Nor Amanos * Nor Artik *

Nor Yedesia Nor Yedesia ( hy, Նոր Եդեսիա) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nor Yedesia was a former sovkhoz A sovkhoz ( rus, совхо́з, p=sɐfˈxos, a=ru-sovkhoz.ogg, abbreviated from ''с� ...

* Ohanavan * Orgov *

Oshakan Oshakan ( hy, Օշական) is a major village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mas ...

Otevan Otevan ( hy, Օթևան) is a village in the Metsadzor Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The village is home to a 12th-century ruined Armenian church as well as the ruins of a fortress and is mostly populated by Yezidis. See ...

Parpi Parpi ( hy, Փարպի) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the 5th-century Tsiranavor Church, with 7th- and 10th-century modifications. There is also S. Grigor or S. Grigor Lusavorich (''Gregory the Illuminator'') Ch ...

* Partizak *

Saghmosavan Saghmosavan ( hy, Սաղմոսավան, also Romanized as Sagmosavan) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is the site of the Saghmosavank Monastery (the "Monastery of Psalms") with Saint Sion church, built in 1215. Popul ...

Sasunik Sasunik ( hy, Սասունիկ); is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm in 1955, and villagers were resettled from the old village of Sasunik in 1960. The community of Sasunik also includes the vi ...

** Karin * Shamiram * Shgharshik *

Sorik Sorik ( hy, Սորիկ) is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority gro ...

* Suser *

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* Tegher *

Tlik Tlik ( hy, Թլիկ) is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, near the Armenia–Turkey border. The majority of the inhabitants are Yezidis. References * Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census< ...

* Tsaghkahovit ** Berkarat ** Geghadir ** Geghadzor ** Gegharot ** Hnaberd ** Lernapar ** Norashen **

Sadunts Sadunts ( hy, Սադունց) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking end ...

** Tsilkar ** Vardablur * Tsaghkasar * Tsamakasar * Ujan * Ushi * Verin Bazmaberd *

Verin Sasunik Verin Sasunik ( hy, Վերին Սասունիկ); formerly known as Gharajilar, is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was depopulated in 1960 and resettled in 1989. See also *Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագա ...

* Verin Sasnashen * Voskehat * Vosketas * Voskevaz * Yeghnik * Zarinja * Zovasar

Ararat Province Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...

Ararat Province is currently divided into 95 municipal communities, of which 4 are urban and 91 are rural: Rural communities and included settlements: *

Abovyan Abovyan or Abovian ( hy, Աբովյան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located northeast of Yerevan and southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of ...

Araksavan Araksavan ( hy, Արաքսավան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western ...

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Armavir Province

Armavir Province is currently divided into 97 municipal communities, of which 3 are urban and 94 are rural: Rural communities and included settlements: *Aghavnatun *Aknalich *Aknashen *Alashkert, Armenia, Alashkert *Amasia, Armavir, Amasia *Amberd, Armavir, Amberd *Apaga, Armenia, Apaga *Aragats, Armavir, Aragats *Araks, Armavir, Araks (Armavir) *Araks, Vagharshapat, Araks (Vagharshapat) *Aratashen *Arazap *Arevadasht *Arevashat *Arevik *Argavand, Armavir, Argavand *Argina, Armenia, Argina *Armavir (village), Armavir *Arshaluys *Artamet *Artashar *Artimet *Aygek *Aygeshat, Armavir, Aygeshat (Armavir) *Aygeshat, Vagharshapat, Aygeshat (Vagharshapat) *Aygevan *Bagaran, Armenia, Bagaran *Baghramyan, Armavir, Baghramyan (Armavir) *Baghramyan, Vagharshapat, Baghramyan (Vagharshapat) *Bambakashat *Berkashat *Dalarik *Dasht, Armenia, Dasht *Doghs *Ferik, Armenia, Ferik *Gai, Armenia, Gai *Geghakert *Getashen, Armavir, Getashen *Griboyedov, Armenia, Griboyedov *Hatsik, Armavir, Hatsik *Haykashen *Haykavan, Armavir, Haykavan *Haytagh *Hovtamej *Hushakert *Janfida *Jrarat, Armavir, Jrarat *Jrarbi *Jrashen, Armavir, Jrashen *Karakert *Khanjyan, Armenia, Khanjyan *Khoronk *Koghbavan *Lenughi *Lernagog *Lernamerdz *Lukashin *Lusagyugh, Armavir, Lusagyugh *Margara *Mayisyan, Armavir, Mayisyan *Merdzavan *Metsamor (village), Metsamor *Mrgastan *Mrgashat *Musaler *Myasnikyan *Nalbandyan, Armenia, Nalbandyan *Norakert *Nor Armavir *Nor Artagers *Nor Kesaria *Norapat *Noravan, Armavir, Noravan *Parakar **Tairov *Pshatavan *Ptghunk *Sardarapat, Armenia, Sardarapat *Shahumyan, Armavir, Shahumyan *Shahumyani trchnafabrika *Shenavan, Armavir, Shenavan *Shenik, Armavir, Shenik *Talvorik *Tandzut, Armavir, Tandzut *Taronik *Tsaghkalanj *Tsaghkunk, Armavir, Tsaghkunk *Tsiatsan *Vanand, Armavir, Vanand *Vardanashen *Voskehat, Armavir, Voskehat *Yeghegnut, Armavir, Yeghegnut *Yeraskhahun *Yervandashat, Armenia, Yervandashat *Zartonk

Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...

Gegharkunik Province is currently divided into 57 municipal communities (''hamaynkner''), of which 5 are urban and 52 are rural. Rural communities and included settlements: * Akhpradzor * Akunk * Artsvanist * Astghadzor * Berdkunk * Chkalovka * Ddmashen * Dzoragyugh, Gegharkunik, Dzoragyugh * Gandzak, Armenia, Gandzak * Geghakar * Geghamasar Municipality, centre:

** Areguni ** Arpunk ** Avazan ** Azat, Armenia, Azat ** Daranak ** Geghamabak ** Geghamasar ** Jaghatsadzor ** Kakhakn ** Kut, Armenia, Kut ** Kutakan ** Norabak ** Pambak, Gegharkunik, Pambak ** Pokr Masrik ** Shatjrek ** Shatvan ** Tretuk * Geghamavan * Gegharkunik (village), Gegharkunik * Geghhovit ** Lernahovit, Gegharkunik, Lernahovit * Hayravank * Karchaghbyur * Karmirgyugh * Khachaghbyur * Lanjaghbyur * Lchap * Lchashen * Lchavan * Lichk * Lusakunk * Madina, Armenia, Madina * Makenis * Mets Masrik * Nerkin Getashen * Norakert, Gegharkunik, Norakert * Norashen, Gegharkunik, Norashen * Noratus * Sarukhan * Semyonovka, Armenia, Semyonovka * Shoghakat, Armenia, Shoghakat ** Aghberk ** Artanish ** Drakhtik ** Jil, Armenia, Jil ** Tsapatagh * Torfavan * Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik, Tsaghkashen * Tsaghkunk, Gegharkunik, Tsaghkunk * Tsakkar * Tsovagyugh * Tsovasar * Tsovazard * Tsovak * Tsovinar, Armenia, Tsovinar * Vaghashen * Vanevan * Vardadzor * Vardenik * Varser * Verin Getashen * Yeranos * Zolakar * Zovaber, Gegharkunik, Zovaber

Kotayk Province

Kotayk Province is currently divided into 42 municipal communities, of which 7 are urban and 35 are rural:

Lori Province

Lori Province is currently divided into 57 municipal communities, of which 7 are urban and 50 are rural:

Shirak Province

Shirak Province is currently divided into 42 municipal communities, of which 3 are urban and 39 are rural:

Syunik Province Syunik ( hy, Սյունիք, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. It ...

Syunik Province is currently divided into 8 municipal communities, of which 5 are urban, and 3 are rural:

Tavush Province

Tavush Province is currently divided into 24 municipal communities, of which 5 are urban, and 19 are rural:

Vayots Dzor Province

Vayots Dzor Province is currently divided into 8 municipal communities (''hamaynkner''), of which 3 are urban, and 5 are rural:

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

The capital Yerevan holds the status of a single municipal community divided into 12 administrative districts: Sources: Armenia 2011 censusYerevan
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References

External links

* Khachatryan, Anush; Karapetyan, Arsen: "Public Green Space in Armenian Cities: A Legal Analysis" in th
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