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 marzes is the marzpet, appointed by the government of Armenia. In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, elected by the Yerevan City Council.

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. The area of the Gegharkunik Province includes Lake Sevan which covers of its territory:
ProvincePopulation
Population
%Area DensityUrban
communities
Rural
communities
Capital
Aragatsotn132,925128,9414.4%2,773369Flag of Ashtarak, Armenia.svgconvert|119.1|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on

Municipalities (''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 rural 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 municipality, 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