Vayk Municipality, referred to as Vayk Community (Armenian: Վայք Համայնք Vayk Hamaynk), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeastern end of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the town of Vayk.[1]
Vayk
Վայք | |
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| Coordinates: 39°41′N 45°26′E / 39.683°N 45.433°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Formed | 8 October 2016 |
| Administrative centre | Vayk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mkhitar Matevosyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 184 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 7,064 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 3601–3810 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-VD |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM10 |
Included settlements
edit| Settlement | Type | Population (2011 census)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Vayk | Town, administrative centre | 5,877 |
| Arin | Village | 309 |
| Azatek | Village | 603 |
| Por | Village | 134 |
| Zedea | Village | 141 |
Politics
editVayk Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Վայքի համայնքապետարան, Vayki hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Vayk Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in December 2021. Mkhitar Matevosyan of Civil Contract was elected mayor.
| Party | 2021 | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Contract | 5 | ||||||
| Hanrapetutyun Party | 5 | ||||||
| Homeland Party | 3 | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | ||||||
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.