Abovyan

40°16′26″N 44°37′32″E / 40.27389°N 44.62556°E / 40.27389; 44.62556

Abovyan
Աբովյան
Town
From top left: Surp Hovhannes Church • Abovyan skyline Friendship Square • Khachatur Abovyan's bust General view of Abovyan
From top left:

Surp Hovhannes Church • Abovyan skyline
Friendship Square • Khachatur Abovyan's bust
General view of Abovyan
Flag of Abovyan
Coat of arms of Abovyan
Abovyan is located in Armenia
Abovyan
Abovyan
Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 44°37′32″E / 40.27389°N 44.62556°E / 40.27389; 44.62556
Country Armenia
Marz (province)Kotayk
Founded1963
Area
 • Total11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total46,434[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC)
Area code(+374)222
WebsiteOfficial website
Sources: Population[2]

Abovyan or Abovian (Armenian: Աբովյան [ɑbɔvˈjɑn]) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) northeast of Yerevan and 32 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 46,434.[1]

With a motorway and railway running through the city connecting Yerevan with the areas of the northeast, Abovyan is considered a satellite city of the Armenian capital. Therefore, Abovyan is generally known as the "northern gate of Yerevan".

Abovyan covers an area of around 11 square kilometres (4.2 square miles).

  1. ^ a b "The Main Results of RA Census 2022, trilingual / Armenian Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia". www.armstat.am. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. ^ "Results of 2022 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia: Chapter 1: Population Distribution, table 1.1.2". Armstat.am. RA Statistical Committee. 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.