Kapan Municipality
Kapan
Կապան | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 39°14′N 46°24′E / 39.233°N 46.400°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Formed | 9 June 2017 |
| Administrative centre | Kapan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gevorg Parsyan |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 49,788 |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 3201–3519 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-SU |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM08 |
Kapan Municipality, referred to as Kapan Community (Armenian: Կապան Համայնք Kapan Hamaynk), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the town of Kapan.[1]
Included settlements
[edit]| Settlement | Type | Population (2011 census)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Kapan | Town, administrative centre | 43,190 |
| Agarak | Village | 177 |
| Atchanan | Village | 164 |
| Aghavni | Village | 98 |
| Antarashat | Village | 163 |
| Arajadzor | Village | 184 |
| Artsvanik | Village | 625 |
| Bargushat | Village | 98 |
| Chakaten | Village | 131 |
| Chapni | Village | 112 |
| Davit Bek | Village | 796 |
| Ditsmayri | Village | 165 |
| Dzorastan | Village | 65 |
| Geghanush | Village | 253 |
| Gomaran | Village | 71 |
| Kaghnut | Village | 105 |
| Khdrants | Village | 48 |
| Khordzor | Village | 18 |
| Nerkin Hand | Village | 97 |
| Nerkin Khotanan | Village | 65 |
| Norashenik | Village | 128 |
| Okhtar | Village | 93 |
| Sevakar | Village | 104 |
| Shikahogh | Village | 229 |
| Shishkert | Village | 264 |
| Shrvenants | Village | 76 |
| Srashen | Village | 90 |
| Syunik | Village | 791 |
| Sznak | Village | 194 |
| Tandzaver | Village | 211 |
| Tavrus | Village | 92 |
| Tsav | Village | 74 |
| Uzhanis | Village | 59 |
| Vanek | Village | 61 |
| Vardavank | Village | 100 |
| Verin Khotanan | Village | 203 |
| Yegheg | Village | 121 |
| Yeghvard | Village | 273 |
Politics
[edit]Kapan Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Կապանի համայնքապետարան, Kapani hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Kapan Municipality, consisting of 27 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in November 2021. Gevorg Parsyan of Shant Alliance Nationalist Party was elected mayor.
| Party | 2021 | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shant Alliance Nationalist Party | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Civil Contract | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.
