List of cities and towns in Armenia
This is a list of cities and towns in Armenia ordered by population by the Statistical Committee of Armenia (ArmStat). Armenia has 46 municipalities designated as urban communities (Armenian: քաղաքային համայնքներ k’aghak’ayin hamaynk’ner) as of 2017. However, a city/town (քաղաք, k’aghak’ ) in Armenia is not defined based on the size of its population. The other 457 municipalities in Armenia are considered rural communities (գյուղական համայնքներ, gyughakan hamaynk’ner). Two-thirds of the population are now urbanized. Statistically, 63.6% of Armenians live in urban areas as compared to 36.4% in rural, as of 2017.[1]
Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor are the three largest urban settlements of the republic, currently having populations of more than 50,000. They were considered as "cities of republican subordination" (հանրապետական ենթակայության քաղաքներ) during the Soviet period. The rest of the towns have populations less than 50,000.
Agarak, Dastakert and Shamlugh were downgraded from towns to villages as a result of the administrative reforms took place during 2017. As such they are no longer included in the list below.
List
| Rank | City (Armenian name) | Province | Population (2001 census) |
Population (2011 census) |
Population (2020 estimate) |
Change (2011–2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yerevan (Երեւան) | — | 1,103,488 | 1,060,138 | 1,084,000 | +2.25% |
| 2 | Gyumri (Գյումրի) | Shirak | 150,917 | 121,976 | 112,400 | −7.85% |
| 3 | Vanadzor (Վանաձոր) | Lori | 107,394 | 86,199 | 77,200 | −10.44% |
| 4 | Vagharshapat (Վաղարշապատ)[lower-alpha 1] | Armavir | 56,388 | 46,540 | 46,200 | −0.73% |
| 5 | Abovyan (Աբովյան) | Kotayk | 44,569 | 43,495 | 44,900 | +3.23% |
| 6 | Kapan (Կապան) | Syunik | 45,711 | 43,190 | 42,300 | −2.06% |
| 7 | Hrazdan (Հրազդան) | Kotayk | 52,808 | 41,875 | 40,000 | −4.48% |
| 8 | Armavir (Արմավիր) | Armavir | 32,034 | 29,319 | 27,800 | −5.18% |
| 9 | Artashat (Արտաշատ) | Ararat | 25,066 | 22,269 | 19,300 | −13.33% |
| 10 | Ijevan (Իջևան) | Tavush | 20,223 | 21,081 | 20,300 | −3.70% |
| 11 | Gavar (Գավառ) | Gegharkunik | 26,621 | 20,765 | 18,100 | −12.83% |
| 12 | Goris (Գորիս) | Syunik | 23,261 | 20,591 | 20,400 | −0.93% |
| 13 | Charentsavan (Չարենցավան) | Kotayk | 25,039 | 20,363 | 20,400 | +0.18% |
| 14 | Ararat (Արարատ) | Ararat | 20,480 | 20,235 | 20,400 | +0.82% |
| 15 | Masis (Մասիս) | Ararat | 21,376 | 20,215 | 20,600 | +1.90% |
| 16 | Artik (Արթիկ) | Shirak | 17,561 | 19,534 | 17,800 | −8.88% |
| 17 | Sevan (Սևան) | Gegharkunik | 21,422 | 19,229 | 19,000 | −1.19% |
| 18 | Ashtarak (Աշտարակ) | Aragatsotn | 20,636 | 18,834 | 16,800 | −10.80% |
| 19 | Dilijan (Դիլիջան) | Tavush | 16,202 | 17,712 | 17,300 | −2.33% |
| 20 | Sisian (Սիսիան) | Syunik | 16,843 | 14,894 | 14,800 | −0.63% |
| 21 | Alaverdi (Ալավերդի) | Lori | 16,641 | 13,343 | 12,500 | −6.32% |
| 22 | Stepanavan (Ստեփանավան) | Lori | 16,299 | 13,086 | 12,400 | −5.24% |
| 23 | Martuni (Մարտունի) | Gegharkunik | 11,756 | 12,894 | 11,500 | −10.81% |
| 24 | Spitak (Սպիտակ) | Lori | 14,984 | 12,881 | 12,700 | −1.41% |
| 25 | Vardenis (Վարդենիս) | Gegharkunik | 12,753 | 12,685 | 12,400 | −2.25% |
| 26 | Yeghvard (Եղվարդ) | Kotayk | 11,627 | 11,672 | 11,900 | +1.95% |
| 27 | Vedi (Վեդի) | Ararat | 12,963 | 11,384 | 11,800 | +3.65% |
| 28 | Byureghavan (Բյուրեղավան) | Kotayk | 8,152 | 9,513 | 9,100 | −4.34% |
| 29 | Nor Hachn (Նոր Հաճն) | Kotayk | 10,168 | 9,307 | 9,300 | −0.08% |
| 30 | Metsamor (Մեծամոր) | Armavir | 9,870 | 9,191 | 8,400 | −8.61% |
| 31 | Berd (Բերդ) | Tavush | 8,810 | 7,957 | 7,500 | −5.74% |
| 32 | Yeghegnadzor (Եղեգնաձոր) | Vayots Dzor | 8,187 | 7,944 | 7,400 | −6.85% |
| 33 | Tashir (Տաշիր) | Lori | 9,538 | 7,773 | 7,200 | −7.37% |
| 34 | Kajaran (Քաջարան) | Syunik | 8,439 | 7,163 | 6,900 | −3.67% |
| 35 | Aparan (Ապարան) | Aragatsotn | 6,614 | 6,451 | 5,900 | −8.54% |
| 36 | Vayk (Վայք) | Vayots Dzor | 6,024 | 5,877 | 5,600 | −4.71% |
| 37 | Chambarak (Ճամբարակ) | Gegharkunik | 6,405 | 5,850 | 5,600 | −4.27% |
| 38 | Maralik (Մարալիկ) | Shirak | 5,782 | 5,398 | 5,400 | +0.04% |
| 39 | Noyemberyan (Նոյեմբերյան) | Tavush | 5,486 | 5,310 | 4,500 | −15.25% |
| 40 | Talin (Թալին) | Aragatsotn | 5,614 | 5,310 | 4,100 | −22.79% |
| 41 | Jermuk (Ջերմուկ) | Vayots Dzor | 5,394 | 4,628 | 4,100 | −11.41% |
| 42 | Meghri (Մեղրի) | Syunik | 4,805 | 4,580 | 4,500 | −1.75% |
| 43 | Ayrum (Այրում) | Tavush | 2,351 | 2,126 | 1,800 | −15.33% |
| 44 | Akhtala (Ախթալա) | Lori | 2,435 | 2,092 | 2,000 | −4.40% |
| 45 | Tumanyan (Թումանյան) | Lori | 1,909 | 1,710 | 1,500 | −12.28% |
| 46 | Tsaghkadzor (Ծաղկաձոր) | Kotayk | 1,618 | 1,256 | 1,200 | −4.46% |
Source: 2001 census;[2] 2011 census;[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] 2020 estimate[14]
See also
References
- Notes
- Also widely known as Ejmiatsin (Էջմիածին)
- Citations
- "Armenia | Geography, Population, Map, Religion, & History".
- "De Facto and De Jure Population by Administrative Territorial Distribution and Sex" (PDF). 2001 census. armstat.am. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2020.
- 2011 Armenia census, Aragatsotn Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Tavush Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Kotayk Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Vayots Dzor Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Syunik Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Shirak Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Lori Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Gegharkunik Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Armavir Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Ararat Province
- 2011 Armenia census, Yerevan city
- "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության մշտական բնակչության թվաքանակը 2020 թվականի հունվարի 1-Ի դրությամբ [Permanent population of the Republic of Armenia as of January 1, 2020]" (PDF). armstat.am (in Armenian). Statistical Committee of Armenia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2020.
