Sevan, Armenia

40°33′18″N 44°57′13″E / 40.55500°N 44.95361°E / 40.55500; 44.95361

Sevan
Սևան
From top left: Sevan landscape • Vaskenian Theological Academy Sevan peninsula • Sevan Monastery Sevan skyline • Lake Sevan Panoramic view of Sevan beach
From top left:
Sevan landscape • Vaskenian Theological Academy
Sevan peninsula • Sevan Monastery
Sevan skyline • Lake Sevan
Panoramic view of Sevan beach
Coat of arms of Sevan
Sevan is located in Armenia
Sevan
Sevan
Sevan is located in Gegharkunik
Sevan
Sevan
Coordinates: 40°33′18″N 44°57′13″E / 40.55500°N 44.95361°E / 40.55500; 44.95361
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalitySevan
Founded1842
Area
 • Total
17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Elevation
1,925 m (6,316 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
18,705[1]
Time zoneUTC+4
Area code+374(261)
WebsiteOfficial 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,[2] and as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Sevan is 19,200.[3] As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 18,705.[1]

  1. ^ a b "The Main Results of RA Census 2022, trilingual / Armenian Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia". www.armstat.am. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Statistical Committee of Armenia. "2011 Armenia census, Gegharkunik Province" (PDF).
  3. ^ Population estimate of Armenia as of 01.01.2016