Between 1929 and 1995, Armenia's administrative subdivisions consisted of up to 37 raions (districts, in Armenian shrjan) and 22 cities. Originally formed from the territory of the tsarist uezd s (counties) between 24 June 1929 and 1930, the districts of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and later the independent Republic of Armenia were combined on 11 April 1995 into ten provinces known as marzes, in addition to Yerevan which, being the capital of the country, was granted a special administrative status. [1] Prior to the establishment of the raions, Soviet Armenia consisted of nine uezd s, three of which (Dilijan, Meghri, and Lori-Pambak) were formed after the Sovietization of Armenia and the 1921 delineation of the South Caucasian republics' frontiers. [2]
Location on map of Armenia | District | Armenian name [3] | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (1989 census) [4] | Marz (1995–present) [5] [6] | Est. | Former names [3] | Notes |
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Աբովյանի շրջան | Abovyan | 846 | 63,099 | Kotayk | 1930 | Abovyan (1961–1990) | |||
Ազիզբեկովի շրջան | Vayk | 1,173.8 | 13,680 | Vayots Dzor | 1931 | Pashalu (1931–1935) Azizbekov (1935–1990) | |||
Ամասիայի շրջան | Amasia | 534 | 6,342 | Shirak | 1930 | Aghbaba (1930–19?) | [lower-alpha 1] | ||
Անիի շրջան | Maralik | 405 | 23,877 | Shirak | 1937 | Agin (1937–1962) | [lower-alpha 2] | ||
Ապարանի շրջան | Aparan | 631 | 21,654 | Aragatsotn | 1930 | ||||
Արագածի շրջան | Tsaghkahovit | 382.4 | 13,401 | Aragatsotn | 1937 | Alagyoz (1937–1951) | [lower-alpha 3] | ||
Արարատի շրջան | Vedi | 495 | 64,657 | Ararat | 1930 | Vedi (1930–1968) | [lower-alpha 4] | ||
Արտաշատի շրջան | Artashat | 378 | 73,269 | Ararat | 1930 | Ghamarlu (1930–1945) | |||
Արթիկի շրջան | Artik | 533 | 33,665 | Shirak | 1930 | [lower-alpha 5] | |||
Ախուրյանի շրջան | Akhuryan | 576 | 38,952 | Shirak | 1937 | Duzkend (1937–1945) | |||
Աշտարակի շրջան | Ashtarak | 937 | 42,701 | Aragatsotn | 1930 | ||||
Բաղրամյանի շրջան | Baghramyan | 453 | 20,438 | Armavir | 1983 | ||||
Վարդենիսի շրջան | Vardenis | 1,120 | 31,282 | Gegharkunik | 1930 | Basargechar (1930–1969) | |||
Գորիսի շրջան | Goris | 752 | 17,979 | Syunik | 1930 | ||||
Գուգարքի շրջան | Vanadzor | 770.4 | 20,368 | Lori | 1930 | Gharakalisa (1930–1935) Kirovakan (1935–1962) | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
Ղուկասյանի շրջան | Ashotsk | 562 | 10,668 | Shirak | 1937 | Ghukasyan (1937–1990) | |||
Դիլիջան շրջան | Dilijan | 477 | 14,600 [7] [lower-alpha 7] | Tavush | 1930 | [lower-alpha 8] | |||
Եղեգնաձորի շրջան | Yeghegnadzor | 1,134 | 36,443 | Vayots Dzor | 1930 | Daralagez (1930–1931) Keshishkend (1931–1935) Mikoyan (1935–1957) | [lower-alpha 9] | ||
Իջևանի շրջան | Ijevan | 870 | 26,937 | Tavush | 1930 | ||||
Կալինինոյի շրջան | Tashir | 692 | 30,645 | Lori | 1937 | Kalinino (1937–1991) | [lower-alpha 10] | ||
Կամոյի շրջան | Kamo | 611 | 30,555 | Gegharkunik | 1930 | Nor-Bayazet (1930–1959) | [lower-alpha 11] | ||
Ղափանի շրջան | Kapan | 1,371 | 13,243 | Syunik | 1930 | Kafan (1930–1990) | |||
Ղարաբաղլար շրջան | Urtsadzor | 521 | 12,832 [8] [lower-alpha 12] | Ararat | 1937 | [lower-alpha 13] | |||
Կրասնոսելսկի շրջան | Chambarak | 689 | 16,428 | Gegharkunik | 1937 | ||||
Մարտունու շրջան | Martuni | 1,185 | 75,866 | Gegharkunik | 1930 | ||||
Մասիսի շրջան | Masis | 182.2 | 76,172 | Ararat | 1937 | Zangibasar (1937–1953) | [lower-alpha 14] | ||
Մեղրու շրջան | Meghri | 663.6 | 14,341 | Syunik | 1930 | [lower-alpha 15] | |||
Նաիրիի շրջան | Yeghvard | 343.7 | 56,325 | Kotayk | 1972 | ||||
Նոյեմբերյանի շրջան | Noyemberyan | 538 | 33,973 | Tavush | 1937 | [lower-alpha 16] | |||
Հոկտեմբերյանի շրջան | Armavir | 677 | 84,314 | Armavir | 1930 | Kurdukulin (1930–1935) Hoktemberyan (1935–1992) | |||
Հրազդանի շրջան | Hrazdan | 931 | 28,903 | Kotayk | 1930 | Akhta (1930–1959) | [lower-alpha 17] | ||
Սևանի շրջան | Sevan | 274 | 18,232 | Gegharkunik | 1937 | ||||
Սիսիանի շրջան | Sisian | 1,719 | 29,768 | Syunik | 1930 | ||||
Սպիտակի շրջան | Spitak | 549 | 8,613 | Lori | 1937 | [lower-alpha 18] | |||
Ստեփանավանի շրջան | Stepanavan | 635 | 17,474 | Lori | 1930 | ||||
Թալինի շրջան | Talin | 1,336 | 39,578 | Aragatsotn | 1930 | ||||
Թումանյանի շրջան | Tumanyan | 1,121 | 36,179 | Lori | 1930 | Alaverdi (1930–1969) | |||
Շամշադինի շրջան | Berd | 824.4 | 34,559 | Tavush | 1929 | ||||
Շահումյանի շրջան | Shahumyan | 65 | — | Yerevan | 1939 | Beria (1939–1953) | [lower-alpha 19] | ||
Էջմիածնի շրջան | Vagharshapat | 1,121 | 79,498 | Armavir | 1930 | Vagharshapat (1930–1945) |
The six cities that are bolded had the status of a city council.
City | Armenian name | Population (1989 census) [4] | Marz (1995–present) [5] |
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Abovyan | Աբովյան | 58,671 | Kotayk |
Alaverdi | Ալավերդի | 26,930 | Lori |
Ararat | Արարատ | 20,105 | Ararat |
Artashat | Արտաշատ | 32,324 | Ararat |
Artik | Արթիկ | 25,126 | Shirak |
Ashtarak | Աշտարակ | 24,277 | Aragatsotn |
Goris | Գորիս | 23,795 | Syunik |
Jermuk | Ջերմուկ | 10,234 | Vayots Dzor |
Dilijan | Դիլիջան | 30,433 | Tavush |
Yerevan | Երևան | 1,218,490 | Yerevan |
Ijevan | Իջեւան | 18,681 | Tavush |
Kamo | Կամո | 31,234 | Gegharkunik |
Kirovakan | Կիրովական | 75,616 | Lori |
Kafan | Կաֆան | 42,375 | Syunik |
Leninakan | Լենինական | 122,587 | Shirak |
Hoktemberyan | Հոկտեմբերյան | 46,857 | Armavir |
Hrazdan | Հրազդան | 60,839 | Kotayk |
Sevan | Սևան | 26,951 | Gegharkunik |
Spitak | Սպիտակ | 3,740 | Lori |
Stepanavan | Ստեփանավան | 9,894 | Lori |
Etchmiadzin | Էջմիածին | 60,540 | Armavir |
Charentsavan | Չարենցավան | 33,900 | Kotayk |
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