The administrative and territorial units of the Republic of Armenia are: oblasts (marzes, arm. Մարզ ), communities, the city of Yerevan and its administrative regions having community status. A community may include one or more settlements. The Republic of Armenia itself is a unitary state.
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 The history of administrative division in Armenia in the XX century
- 3 Alpine and border settlements
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
State administration is carried out in the regions, and local government in Yerevan and other communities.
Governors ( marzpets ) are appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Republic of Armenia . These Government decisions are ratified by the President of the country . Local self-government bodies - the council of community elders and the head of the community (city mayor, village headman) - are elected for a four-year term by the majority system. The mayor of Yerevan is elected by the Council of Elders of the city, which in turn is elected by the residents of Yerevan according to the proportional system for a four-year term.
The territory of the Republic of Armenia is divided into ten regions and the city of Yerevan [1] .
Territories of regions are formed from the territories of communities and other state property included in it, land territories and water spaces.
The boundaries of the regions and the city of Yerevan, the boundaries of settlements and administrative regions on the territory of Yerevan are stipulated in the Laws of the Republic of Armenia “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” and “On local self-government in the city of Yerevan” are described and indicated on topographic maps as they are prepared and presented to the National Assembly by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
As of 2011, there were 953 villages , 48 cities , 932 communities in the republic, of which 871 were rural and 61 were urban.
The list of settlements and communities of the Republic of Armenia, the procedure for changing and renaming are defined in the mentioned Law [2] [3] [4] .
| No. | Region | Original title | Area, km² | Population (2011) | Administrative center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Aragatsotn region | Արագածոտնի մարզ | 2756 | 132 900 | Ashtarak |
| 2. | Ararat region | Արարատի մարզ | 2090 | 260,400 | Artashat |
| 3. | Armavir region | Արմավիրի մարզ | 1242 | 265,800 | Armavir |
| four. | Vayots Dzor region | Վայոց Ձորի մարզ | 2308 | 52,300 | Yeghegnadzor |
| 5. | Gegharkunik region | Գեղարքունիքի մարզ | 5349 | 235,100 | Gavar |
| 6. | Kotayk region | Կոտայքի մարզ | 2680 | 254,400 | Handed out |
| 7. | Lori region | Լոռու մարզ | 3799 | 235,500 | Vanadzor |
| 8. | Syunik region | Սյունիքի մարզ | 4506 | 141,800 | Kapan |
| 9. | Tavush region | Տավուշի մարզ | 2704 | 128,600 | Ijevan |
| 10. | Shirak region | Շիրակի մարզ | 2680 | 251 900 | Gyumri |
| No. | City | Original title | Area, km² | Population (2011) | Administrative center |
| - | Yerevan | Երևան | 223 | 1,060,100 | - |
The history of administrative division in Armenia in the 20th century.
In the 1920s, the Armenian SSR was divided into counties (in 1928 there were 10 of them). In 1929, the territory of the republic was divided into 5 districts ( Zangezur , Leninakan , Lori , Sevan and Erivan ), which, in turn, were divided into districts. Within a year, the districts were abolished and the districts passed directly into republican subordination. The number of districts ranged from 26 to 36. In January 1952, the Armenian SSR was again divided into districts: Yerevan , Kirovakan and Leninakan . However, in May 1953, the district division was abolished as ineffective. With some changes, the district division existed in Armenia until July 1995 , when the current division into regions (marzes) was introduced.
Alpine and border settlements
About 30% of the settlements of Armenia are in mountainous and alpine conditions; they include 13 urban and 363 rural settlements, including in high-altitude zones:
- 1700-2000 m - 8 cities and 202 villages
- 2000-3000 m - 5 cities and 161 villages [5]
See also
- ISO 3166-2: AM
- Administrative division of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- List of cities in Armenia
Notes
- ↑ Regions
- ↑ Law of the Republic of Armenia “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia”. Adopted on 11/07/1995. Signed by the President of the Republic of Armenia L. Ter-Petrosyan on December 04, 1995, mountains. Yerevan S-062-1.-ЗР-18
- ↑ Regions. Government of the Republic of Armenia.
- ↑ National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- ↑ Vardevanyan Ashot (program manager). National Action Program to Combat Desertification in Armenia . - Yerevan, 2002. - ISBN 99930-935-6-4 .