Kotayk Province

Kotayk
Kotayk; Կոտայք
	Province
	Location o Kotayk athin Armenie
	Coordinates: 40°25′N 44°45′E / 40.417°N 44.750°E
Kintra	Armenie
Caipital	Hrazdan
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Romanos Petrosyan
Area
• Total	2089 km2 (807 sq mi)
Area rank	8t
Population (2002)
• Total	241,337
• Rank	6t
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04
• Summer (DST)	UTC+05
Postal code	2201–2506
ISO 3166 code	AM.KT
FIPS 10-4	AM05
Website	kotayk.gov.am

Kotayk or Kotaik (Armenie: Կոտայք) is a province (marz) o Armenie. It is in the centre o the kintra. Its caipital is Hrazdan. It is best kent for its warld-renouned beer o the same name.

It is hame tae the heichlie frequentit tourist destinations Garni an Geghard an the popular winter sports resort Tsakhkadzor whare Soviet Armenie pheesiologist Leon Orbeli wis born an aw.

Kotayk is the anerlie marz that does no border ony foreign kintras. It borders the follaein marzes (provinces):

Lori - north
Tavush - northeast
Gegharkunik - east
Ararat - sooth
Aragatsotn - west

In the soothwast, atween its borders wi Ararat an Aragatsotn, Kotayk shares a border wi Yerevan an aw.

Commonties

The province o Kotayk consists o the follaein 67 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 7 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 60 are considered landwart.^[1] The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

Hrazdan	Abovyan	Yeghvard	Charentsavan
Aghavnadzor Artavaz Hankavan Hrazdan Jrarat Kaghsi Lernanist Marmarik Meghradzor Solak Tsaghkadzor	Abovyan Akunk Aramus Arinj Arzni Balahovit Byureghavan Dzoraghbyur Garni Geghadir Geghard Geghashen Goght Hatis Hatsavan Jraber Jrvezh Kamaris Kaputan Katnaghbyur Kotayk Mayakovski Nor Gyugh Nurnus Ptghni Radiokayanin kits Sevaberd Verin Ptghni Voghjaberd Zar Zovashen Zovk	Aragyugh Argel Buzhakan Getamej Kanakeravan Karashamb Kasakh Mrgashen Nor Artamet Nor Geghi Nor Hachn Nor Yerznka Proshyan Saralanj Teghenik Yeghvard Zoravan Zovuni	Alapars Arzakan Bjni Charentsavan Fantan Karenis

Gallery

Kotayk
Garni Temple, 1st century AD
Geghard, 4t century, UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Kecharis Monastery in Tsaghkadzor, 11t century
Tsaghkadzor toun-resort as seen frae the ropeway
The Azat Reservoir alang the Azat River

Notes

↑ "RA Kotayk Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |1= (help)

References

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie

Freemit airtins

[1] "RA Kotayk Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |1= (help)

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