Yeghegis
Եղեգիս | |
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| Coordinates: 39°52′N 45°20′E / 39.867°N 45.333°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Formed | 9 June 2017 |
| Administrative centre | Shatin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Artur Stepanayan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 477 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 5,961 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 3601–3810 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-VD |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM10 |
Yeghegis Community (Armenian: Եղեգիս Համայնք Yeghegis Hamaynk), is a rural community (municipality) and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the village of Shatin.[1]
Included settlements
[edit]| Settlement | Type | Population (2011 census)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Shatin | Village, administrative centre | 1,736 |
| Aghnjadzor | Village | 412 |
| Artabuynk | Village | 984 |
| Goghtanik | Village | 190 |
| Hermon | Village | 180 |
| Horbategh | Village | 242 |
| Hors | Village | 321 |
| Karaglukh | Village | 743 |
| Salli | Village | 220 |
| Sevazhayr | Village | 13 |
| Taratumb | Village | 448 |
| Vardahovit | Village | 103 |
| Yeghegis | Village | 369 |
| Arates | Abandoned village | 0 |
| Getikvank | Abandoned village | 0 |
| Kalasar | Abandoned village | 0 |
Politics
[edit]Yeghegis Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Եղեգիսի համայնքապետարան, Yeghegisi hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Meghri Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in September 2022. Artur Stepanyan of Civil Contract party was elected mayor.
| Party | 2022 | Current Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Contract | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Liberal Party | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.
