Territorial organization of Armenia

The Republic of Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer (Armenian: oggles) or in the singular as marz (Armenian: 겴ꀡրԦ).

Yerevan is treated separately and given special administrative status as the capital of the country. The chief executive in each of the 10 marzer is the marzpet, appointed by the government of Armenia. In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, appointed by the president.

Provinces (marzer)

The following is a list of (marz) provinces with information on population, area and density. Figures are from the Statistical Committee of Armenia. Note that the area of the province by Geghark'unik' it includes Lake Sevan which covers 1,278 square kilometers of its territory. The surface and population data by provinces, in 2013, were the following:

Provinces of Armenia

N°	Province	Capital	Population	%	Area (km2)	%	Density	Map
11	Ereván ()に。	--	1 066 300	35.23%	223	0.75%	4782
7	Shirak () compound))	Gyumri	251 300	8.30%	2680	9.01%	94
3	Armavir ()の)。	Armavir	267 100	8.82%	1242	4.18%	215
6	Lorri.	Vanadzor	234 700	7.75%	3799	12.77%	62
2	Ararat () margins for the benefit of the people involved)	Artashat	261 400	8.64%	2090	7.03%	125
5	Kotayk' ()ה))	Hrazdan	255 300	8.43%	2086	7.01%	122
4	Geghark'unik' ()に)の)の)。	Gavar	235 600	7.78%	5349	17.98%	44
8	Syunik' () 	Kapan	141 700	4.68%	4506	15.15%	31
1	Aragatsotn ()の)の)。	Ashtarak	133 000	4.39%	2756	9.27%	48
9	Tavush ()))。	Ijevan	128 300	4.24%	2704	9.09%	47
10	Vayots' Dzor ()の)の)))の。	Yeghegnadzor	52 200	1.72%	2308	7.76%	23
	Armenia	Yerevan	3 026 900	100.00%	29 743	100.00%	102.
Notes: ↑ The capital of the country is not a province itself. ↑ The surface of Geghark'unik' includes Lake Sevan.

Municipalities (hamaynkner)

Within each province of the republic, there are municipal communities (hamaynkner, singular hamaynk), currently considered the second level administrative division in Armenia. Each municipality – officially known as a community, whether rural or urban – is an autonomous entity and consists of one or more settlements (bnakavayrer, singular bnakavayr). Settlements are classified as cities (kaghakner, singular kaghak) or towns (gyugher, singular gyugh). As of January 2018, Armenia was divided into 503 communities, of which 46 were urban and 457 rural. The capital, Yerevan, also has community status. Additionally, Yerevan is divided into twelve semi-autonomous districts.