Yeghegis Community
Rural Community in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
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Yeghegis Community (Armenian: Եղեգիս Համայնք Yeghegis Hamaynk) is a rural community (municipality) and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province in southeastern Armenia, consisting of a group of villages whose administrative centre is Shatin.[1]
Yeghegis
Եղեգիս | |
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| Coordinates: 39°52′N 45°20′E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Formed | 9 June 2017 |
| Administrative centre | Shatin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Artur Stepanayan |
| Area | |
• Total | 477 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 5,961 |
| • Density | 12.5/km2 (32.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 3601–3810 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-VD |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM10 |
Villages
| 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 |
| Arates | Abandoned village | 0 |
| Getikvank | Abandoned village | 0 |
| Kalasar | Abandoned village | 0 |
Politics
Yeghegis Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Եղեգիսի համայնքապետարան, Yeghegisi hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Meghri Municipality, consisting of 15 members who are elected every five years. In the September 2022 election Artur Stepanyan of Civil Contract party was elected mayor.
| Party | 2022 | Current Municipal Assembly | ||||||||||||||
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| Civil Contract | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Liberal Party | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.