Sisian Municipality, referred to as Sisian Community (Armenian: Սիսիան Համայնք Sisian 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 Sisian.[1]
Sisian
Սիսիան | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′N 46°00′E / 39.500°N 46.000°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Syunik |
Formed | 9 June 2017 |
Administrative centre | Sisian |
Government | |
• Mayor | Armen Hakobjanyan |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 28,563 |
Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
Postal code | 3201–3519 |
ISO 3166 code | AM-SU |
FIPS 10-4 | AM08 |
Included settlements
editSettlement | Type | Population (2011 census)[2] |
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Sisian | Town, administrative centre | 14,894 |
Aghitu | Village | 436 |
Akhlatyan | Village | 535 |
Angeghakot | Village | 1,582 |
Arevis | Village | 54 |
Ashotavan | Village | 589 |
Balak | Village | 174 |
Bnunis | Village | 176 |
Brnakot | Village | 1,960 |
Darbas | Village | 556 |
Dastakert | Village | 323 |
Getatagh | Village | 182 |
Gorayk | Village | 435 |
Hatsavan | Village | 253 |
Ishkhanasar | Village | 294 |
Ltsen | Village | 76 |
Lor | Village | 365 |
Mutsk | Village | 324 |
Noravan | Village | 485 |
Nzhdeh | Village | 92 |
Shaki | Village | 1,197 |
Salvard | Village | 263 |
Sarnakunk | Village | 474 |
Shaghat | Village | 969 |
Shamb | Village | 416 |
Shenatagh | Village | 389 |
Spandaryan | Village | 371 |
Tanahat | Village | 7 |
Tasik | Village | 221 |
Tolors | Village | 332 |
Torunik | Village | 120 |
Tsghuk | Village | 422 |
Tsghuni | Village | 47 |
Uyts | Village | 396 |
Vaghatin | Village | 593 |
Vorotan | Village | 263 |
Politics
editSisian Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Սիսիանի համայնքապետարան, Sisiani hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Sisian Municipality, consisting of 21 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in March 2023. Armen Hakobjanyan of Civil Contract Party was elected mayor.
Party | 2022 | 2023 | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||||||
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Civil Contract | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Republican Party of Armenia | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Citizen's Decision | 3 | |||||||||||||||
For The Republic Party | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 10 | 15 |
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.