Vardenis
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Vardenis
Վարդենիս | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′50″N 45°43′12″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Vardenis |
Founded | 1830 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aram Melkonyan |
Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,006 m (6,581 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,685 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Area code | +374 (269) |
Vardenis at GEOnet Names Server |
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Vardenis (Armenian: Վարդենիս [vɑɾtʰɛˈnis]) is a town in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is located in the valley of the Masrik River, on the territory of the Masrik artesian basin at 2,006 metres (6,581 feet) above sea level, near the southeastern shores of Lake Sevan. It is 170 kilometres (110 miles) by road east of the capital Yerevan, and 75 kilometres (47 miles) southeast of the provincial centre Gavar. The administrative territory of Vardenis comprises 3,006 hectares (7,430 acres), of which 736 hectares (1,820 acres) is occupied by the town itself. Vardenis obtained its status as an urban settlement in 1995. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 12,685. However, as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Vardenis is 12,600.[2]