40°33′18″N 44°57′13″E / 40.55500°N 44.95361°E
Sevan
Սևան | |
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 From top left: Sevan landscape • Vaskenian Theological Academy Sevan peninsula • Sevan Monastery Sevan skyline • Lake Sevan Panoramic view of Sevan beach | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Sevan  Sevan | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′18″N 44°57′13″E / 40.55500°N 44.95361°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Sevan |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,229 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| Area code | +374(261) |
| Website | Official web |
| Sevan, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server | |
Sevan (Armenian: Սևան [sɛˈvɑn]) is a town as well as one of the most popular resorts in Armenia, located in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province on the northwestern shores of Lake Sevan. The town is built at a height of more than 1,925 metres (6,316 feet) above sea level, 65 km (40 mi) northeast of the capital Yerevan, and 35 km (22 mi) north of the provincial centre Gavar.
Sevan is surrounded by the Sevan National Park, a natural protected area extending from the northeastern parts of the town to the southwest, while Lake Sevan forms the natural border of the city to the east.
As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 19,229,[1] and as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Sevan is 19,200.[2]