Kajaran

Kajaran
Քաջարան
View of Kajaran
View of Kajaran
Official seal of Kajaran
Kajaran is located in Armenia
Kajaran
Kajaran
Kajaran is located in Syunik Province
Kajaran
Kajaran
Coordinates: 39°09′04″N 46°09′36″E / 39.15111°N 46.16000°E / 39.15111; 46.16000
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityKajaran
Founded1947
Area
 • Total2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,163
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
WebsiteOfficial website

Kajaran (Armenian: Քաջարան [kʰɑdʒɑˈɾɑn]) is a town and the centre of the Kajaran Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. It is located 356 km south of the capital Yerevan, 25 km west of the provincial centre Kapan, and 50 km north of the Armenia-Iran border.

As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 7,163. As per the 2016 official estimate, Kajaran has a population of 7,100.