Goris Municipality
Goris
Գորիս | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 39°30′N 46°21′E / 39.500°N 46.350°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Formed | 17 June 2016 |
| Administrative centre | Goris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arush Arushanyan |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 29,173 |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 3201–3519 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-SU |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM08 |
Goris Municipality, referred to as Goris Community (Armenian: Գորիս Համայնք Goris 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 Goris.[1]
Included settlements
[edit]| Settlement | Type | Population (2011 census)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Goris | Town, administrative centre | 20,591 |
| Akner | Village | 1,374 |
| Hartashen | Village | 717 |
| Karahunj | Village | 1,365 |
| Khndzoresk | Village | 2,070 |
| Nerkin Khndzoresk | Village | 276 |
| Shurnukh | Village | 207 |
| Verishen | Village | 2,264 |
| Vorotan | Village | 309 |
| Aghbulagh | Abandoned village | 0 |
| Dzorak | Abandoned village | 0 |
| Vanand | Abandoned village | 0 |
Politics
[edit]Goris Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Գորիսի համայնքապետարան, Gorisi hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Goris Municipality, consisting of 21 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in October 2021. Arush Arushanyan of Arush Arushanyan alliance was elected mayor.
| Party | 2021 | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arush Arushanyan alliance | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Civil Contract | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Armenian National Congress | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.
Arush Arushanyan alliance is an alliance between Reborn Armenia and National Agenda Party.
