Goris | |
Native Name: | Գորիս |
Native Name Lang: | hy |
Settlement Type: | Urban Community |
Coordinates: | 39.5°N 67°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Syunik |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Date: | 17 June 2016 |
Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
Seat: | Goris |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Arush Arushanyan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 29,173 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | AMT (UTC+04) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3201–3519 |
Iso Code: | AM-SU |
Blank Name: | FIPS 10-4 |
Blank Info: | 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]
Settlement | Type | Population (2011 census)[2] | |
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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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||
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Arush Arushanyan alliance | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Civil Contract | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Armenian National Congress | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 21 |
Arush Arushanyan alliance is an alliance between Reborn Armenia and National Agenda Party.