Yeghegis Community Explained

Yeghegis
Native Name:	Եղեգիս
Native Name Lang:	hy
Settlement Type:	Rural Community
Coordinates:	39.8667°N 65°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:	Shatin
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Artur Stepanayan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	477
Population Total:	5,961
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

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

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
	Abandoned village	0
Getikvank	Abandoned village	0
Kalasar	Abandoned village	0

Politics

Yeghegis Municipal Assembly (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.

See also

• Vayots Dzor Province

Notes and References

1. http://vdzor.mtad.am/about-communities/777/ Yeghegis community
2. http://armstat.am/file/doc/99483943.pdf 2011 Armenia census, Vayots Dzor Province