Syunik Province

Syunik
Սյունիք
From the top to bottom-right: View of Tatev Monastery, Vahanavank Monastery, Shaki Waterfall, Arevik National Park, Aras River on the border with Iran
Location of Syunik within Armenia
Location of Syunik within Armenia
Coordinates: 39°15′N 46°15′E / 39.250°N 46.250°E / 39.250; 46.250
Country Armenia
Capital
and largest city
Kapan
Government
 • GovernorRobert Ghukasyan[2]
Area
 • Total
4,506 km2 (1,740 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd
Highest elevation
3,904 m (12,808 ft)
Lowest elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
141,771[1]
 • Estimate 
(1 January 2019)
137,600[3]
 • Rank8th
GDP[4]
 • Total֏ 335.238 billion
(US$ 695 million)
 • Per capita֏ 2,417,001
(US$ 5,010)
Time zoneAMT (UTC+04)
Postal code
3201–3519
ISO 3166 codeAM-SU
FIPS 10-4AM08
HDI (2022)0.779[5]
high · 5th
WebsiteOfficial website

Syunik (Armenian: Սյունիք,[a] Armenian pronunciation: [sjuˈnikʰ] ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kapan. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 141,771 in the 2011 census, down from 152,684 at the 2001 census.[6]

  1. ^ "Syunik population, 2011 census" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Robert Ghukasyan named governor of Syunik". panarmenian.net. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia". armstat.am.
  4. ^ "Համախառն ներքին արդյունքն (ՀՆԱ) ըստ ՀՀ մարզերի եւ Երեւան քաղաքի 2015-2017թթ" (PDF), armstat.am
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia


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