| Areni | |
| Native Name: | Արենի |
| Native Name Lang: | hy |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Community |
| Coordinates: | 39.75°N 55°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vayots Dzor |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Date: | 9 June 2017 |
| Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
| Seat: | Areni |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Husik Sahakyan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 438 |
| Population Total: | 10,410 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3601–3810 |
| Iso Code: | AM-VD |
| Blank Name: | FIPS 10-4 |
| Blank Info: | AM10 |
Areni Municipality, referred to as Areni Community (Armenian: Արենի Համայնք Areni Hamaynk), is a rural community 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 Areni.[1]
| Settlement | Type | Population (2018 census)[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Areni | Village, administrative centre | 1,968 | |
| Agarakadzor | Village | 1,432 | |
| Aghavnadzor | Village | 1,978 | |
| Arpi | Village | 1,167 | |
| Chiva | Village | 823 | |
| Gnishik | Village | 66 | |
| Khachik | Village | 926 | |
| Mozrov | Village | 281 | |
| Rind | Village | 1,502 | |
| Yelpin | Village | 1,128 | |
| Amaghu | Abandoned village | 0 |
Areni Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Արենիի համայնքապետարան, Areni hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Kajaran Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in September 2022. Husik Sahakyan of Civil Contract party was elected mayor.
| Party | 2022 | Current Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Contract | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanrapetutyun Party | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | |||||||||||||||