Goris Municipality Explained

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]

Included settlements

SettlementTypePopulation
(2011 census)[2]
GorisTown, administrative centre20,591
AknerVillage1,374
HartashenVillage717
KarahunjVillage1,365
KhndzoreskVillage2,070
Nerkin KhndzoreskVillage276
ShurnukhVillage207
VerishenVillage2,264
VorotanVillage309
AghbulaghAbandoned village0
DzorakAbandoned village0
VanandAbandoned village0

Politics

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.

Party2021Current Municipal Assembly
 Arush Arushanyan alliance13              
 Civil Contract7       
 Armenian National Congress1 
Total21
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.

Arush Arushanyan alliance is an alliance between Reborn Armenia and National Agenda Party.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://syunik.mtad.am/about-communities/980/ Goris community
  2. http://armstat.am/file/doc/99483283.pdf 2011 Armenia census, Syunik Province