Charentsavan

Charentsavan (), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as Lusavan, and renamed in 1967 after the Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2022 census, Charentsavan had a population of 22,071.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Charentsavan
Settlement.native_name: Չարենցավան
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Charentsavan town1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Charentsavan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Marz (Province)
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kotayk
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Hakob Shahgeltyan
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1948
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.population_total: 22,071

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Чаренцаван
Population: 20363
Area: 5
Elevation: 1660
Image: Charentsavan town1.jpg

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Commons category: Charentsavan
native label: Չարենցավան
inception: 1948-00-00
postal code: 2502

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Etymology
History
Geography and climate
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Education
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==Etymology== The town was known as Lusavan until September 1967, when, on the recommendation of Anastas Mikoyan, it was renamed Charentsavan, after Yeghishe Charents. Charentsavan is composed of two words: Charents () and avan (), literally meaning the "town of Charents".