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Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces called marzes, known as marzer (մարզէր) or in the singular form marz (մարզ) in Armenian, which is, in turn, derived from the Persian word marz, meaning "border". Yerevan is treated separately and granted special administrative status as the country's capital. The chief executive in each of 10 marzes is the marzpet (marz governor), appointed by the government of Armenia. In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, appointed by the president.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The following is a list of the provinces with population, area, and density information. Figures are from the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. Note that the area of the Gegharkunik province includes Lake Sevan which covers 1,278 square kilometers (493.4 sq mi) of its territory. To sort the information, use the arrow devices in the table headings.
| Province |
Population |
% |
Density |
| Yerevan |
1,091,235 |
36.3% |
5,196.4/km² (13,458.6/sq mi) |
| Shirak |
257,242 |
8.6% |
96.0/km² (248.6/sq mi) |
| Armavir |
255,861 |
8.5% |
206.2/km² (534.1/sq mi) |
| Lori |
253,351 |
8.4% |
66.8/km² (173/sq mi) |
| Ararat |
252,665 |
8.4% |
126.1/km² (326.6/sq mi) |
| Kotayk |
241,337 |
8.0% |
114.9/km² (297.6/sq mi) |
| Gegharkunik |
215,371 |
7.2% |
58.9/km² (152.6/sq mi) |
| Syunik |
134,061 |
4.5% |
29.8/km² (77.2/sq mi) |
| Aragatsotn |
126,278 |
4.2% |
45.8/km² (118.6/sq mi) |
| Tavush |
121,963 |
4.1% |
39.1/km² (101.3/sq mi) |
| Vayots Dzor |
53,230 |
1.8% |
22.1/km² (57.2/sq mi) |
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