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Goris Municipality

Coordinates: 39°30′N 46°21′E / 39.500°N 46.350°E / 39.500; 46.350
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Goris
Գորիս
Coordinates: 39°30′N 46°21′E / 39.500°N 46.350°E / 39.500; 46.350
CountryArmenia
ProvinceSyunik
Formed17 June 2016
Administrative centreGoris
Government
 • MayorArush Arushanyan
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total29,173
Time zoneAMT (UTC+04)
Postal code
3201–3519
ISO 3166 codeAM-SU
FIPS 10-4AM08

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

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Settlement Type Population
(2011 census)[2]
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



Politics

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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
  Arush Arushanyan alliance 13                          
  Civil Contract 7              
  Armenian National Congress 1  
Total 21

Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.

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

See also

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References

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