Administrative divisions of Armenia


is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer or in the singular form marz in Armenian.
Yerevan is treated separately and granted special administrative status as the country's capital. The chief executive in each of 10 marzer is the marzpet, appointed by the government of Armenia. In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, appointed by the president.

First-level administrative divisions

The following is a list of the provinces with population, area, and density information. Figures are from the Statistical Committee of Armenia. Note that the area of the Gegharkunik Province includes Lake Sevan which covers of its territory. To sort the information, use the arrow devices in the table headings.
ProvincePopulation
%Population
Area DensityUrban
communities
Rural
communities
Capital
Aragatsotn Province132,9254.4%129,8002,756369Ashtarak
Ararat Province260,3678.6%258,9002,090491Artashat
Armavir Province265,7708.8%266,6001,242394Armavir
Gegharkunik Province235,0757.8%231,8005,349552Gavar
Kotayk Province254,3978.4%253,9002,086735Hrazdan
Lori Province235,5377.8%225,0003,799750Vanadzor
Shirak Province251,9418.3%243,2002,680339Gyumri
Syunik Province141,7714.7%139,4004,50653Kapan
Tavush Province128,6094.3%125,5002,704519Ijevan

Vayots Dzor Province
52,3241.7%50,8002,30835Yeghegnadzor
Yerevan1,060,13835.1%1,073,7002231n/an/a

Municipal communities (''hamaynkner'')

Within each province of the republic, there are municipal communities, currently considered the second-level administrative division in Armenia. Each municipality - known officially as community, either ural or urban- is a self-governing entity and consists of one or more settlements. The settlements are classified as either towns or villages. 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. Additionally, Yerevan is divided into twelve semi-autonomous districts.

Terminology

Armenian singularArmenian pluralEnglishComment
marz marzer provinceFirst-level
hamaynk hamaynkner community, either urban or rural Second-level
bnakavayr bnakavayrer settlement Third-level
t'aghayin hamaynk t'aghayin hamaynkner neighborhood community or districtonly in Yerevan, see Districts of Yerevan