| Meghri Մեղրի | |
|---|---|
| Urban Community | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′N 46°12′E / 38.900°N 46.200°E / 38.900; 46.200 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Formed | 17 June 2016 |
| Administrative centre | Meghri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Khachatur Andreasyan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,377 |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 3201–3519 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-SU |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM08 |
Meghri Municipality, referred to as Meghri Community (Armenian: Մեղրի Համայնք Meghri Hamaynk), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country bordering Iran. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the town of Meghri.
Included settlements
| Settlement | Type | Population (2011 census) |
|---|---|---|
| Meghri | Town, administrative centre | 4,580 |
| Agarak | Town | 4,429 |
| Alvank | Village | 352 |
| Aygedzor | Village | 9 |
| Gudemnis | Village | 21 |
| Karchevan | Village | 301 |
| Kuris | Village | 44 |
| Lehvaz | Village | 571 |
| Lichk | Village | 161 |
| Nrnadzor | Village | 148 |
| Shvanidzor | Village | 312 |
| Tashtun | Village | 104 |
| Tkhkut | Village | 69 |
| Vahravar | Village | 48 |
| Vardanidzor | Village | 228 |
Politics
Meghri Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Մեղրիի համայնքապետարան, Meghri hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Meghri Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in October 2021. Bagrat Zakaryan of Hanrapetutyun Party was elected mayor until May 2024 followed by Khachatur Andreasyan of Liberal Party.
| Party | 2021 | Current Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanrapetutyun Party | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Civil Contract | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Liberal Party | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Country of Living | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.
See also
References
- Meghri community
- 2011 Armenia census, Syunik Province
- "Մեղրիի համայնքապետը հրաժարականի դիմում է ներկայացրել". Armtimes.com (in Armenian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
| Municipalities of Armenia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syunik Province |  | |
| Vayots Dzor Province | ||
| Yerevan | Yerevan | |