Armavir, Armenia

Armavir
Արմավիր
Armavir
Armavir
Coat of arms of Armavir
Armavir is located in Armenia
Armavir
Armavir
Coordinates: 40°09′00″N 44°02′24″E / 40.15000°N 44.04000°E / 40.15000; 44.04000
Country Armenia
MarzArmavir
Founded1931
City status1947
Government
 • TypeMayor Davit Khudatyan
Area
 • Total
8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation
870 m (2,850 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
27,470[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
0901-0918
Area code(+374) 237
WebsiteOfficial website
Sources: Population[2]
Night Armavir

Armavir (Armenian: Արմավիր [ɑɾmɑˈviɾ]), is a town and urban municipal community located in the west of Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Armavir Province. It was founded in 1931 by the government of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 29,319, down from 46,900 as reported in the 1989 census. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town is 27,470.[1] Currently, the town has a population of 65,515 as per the 2023 official estimate.[3]

The town was known as Sardarapat[4] before 1935, and Hoktemberyan from 1935 to 1995. Currently, Armavir is the seat of the Diocese of Armavir of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

  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. ^ 2011 Armenia census, Armavir Province
  3. ^ "Արմավիրի մարզպետարան". armavir.mtad.am. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. ^ Caucasus 1906 map, Ordnance Survey Office, Great Britain