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. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the town of Meghri.[1]

Meghri
Մեղրի
Coordinates: 38°54′N 46°12′E / 38.900°N 46.200°E / 38.900; 46.200
CountryArmenia
ProvinceSyunik
Formed17 June 2016
Administrative centreMeghri
Government
 • MayorKhachatur Andreasyan
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total11,377
Time zoneAMT (UTC+04)
Postal code
3201–3519
ISO 3166 codeAM-SU
FIPS 10-4AM08

Included settlements

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Settlement Type Population
(2011 census)[2]
Meghri Town, administrative centre 4,580
Agarak Village 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

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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[3].

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

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References

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  1. ^ Meghri community
  2. ^ 2011 Armenia census, Syunik Province
  3. ^ "Մեղրիի համայնքապետը հրաժարականի դիմում է ներկայացրել". Armtimes.com (in Armenian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.