40°24′35″N 44°38′35″E / 40.40972°N 44.64306°E
Charentsavan
Չարենցավան | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Charentsavan | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Charentsavan | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′35″N 44°38′35″E / 40.40972°N 44.64306°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hakob Shahgeltyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,660 m (5,450 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 22,071[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| Area code | +374 (226) |
| Website | Sources: Population[2] |
Charentsavan (Armenian: Չարենցավան), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as Lusavan, and renamed in 1967 after the poet Yeghishe Charents.[3] According to the 2011 census, the population of Charentsavan is 20,363. As per the 2016 official estimate, Charentsavan has a population of around 18,500. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 22,071.[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.
- ^ 2011 Armenia census, Kotayk Province
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 56, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine