Yerevan

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Yerevan

Total population

1,106,300

Coordinates40.18°, 44.51°

Demographic figures from Statistical Committee of Armenia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.