{{Infobox settlement | name = Areni | native_name = Արենի | native_name_lang = hy<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. --> | settlement_type = Rural Community | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = Areni_Community_Map.png | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|39|45|N|45|10|E|region:AM_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Armenia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Vayots Dzor | established_title = Formed | established_date = 9 June 2017 | seat_type = Administrative centre | seat = Areni | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Husik Sahakyan | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 438 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 10,410 | population_as_of = 2011 census | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = AMT (UTC+04) | timezone1_DST = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 3601–3810 | iso_code = AM-VD | blank_name = FIPS 10-4 | blank_info = AM10 | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Areni Municipality''', referred to as '''Areni Community''' ({{langx|hy|Արենի Համայնք}} ''Areni Hamaynk''), is a rural community and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the village of Areni.<ref>[http://vdzor.mtad.am/about-communities/764/ Areni community]</ref>
==Included settlements== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Settlement !Type !Population<br>(2018 census)<ref>[https://www.armstat.am/file/article/marzer_2018_34.pdf RA VAYOTS DZOR MARZ]</ref> |- |Areni |Village, administrative centre |1,968 |- |Agarakadzor |Village |1,432 |- |Aghavnadzor |Village |1,978 |- |Arpi |Village |1,167 |- |Chiva |Village |823 |- |Gnishik |Village |66 |- |Khachik |Village |926 |- |Mozrov |Village |281 |- |Rind |Village |1,502 |- |Yelpin |Village |1,128 |- |Amaghu |Abandoned village |0 |}
== Politics == Areni Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Արենիի համայնքապետարան, ''Areni'' ''hamaynqapetaran'') is the representative body in Kajaran Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in September 2022. Husik Sahakyan of Civil Contract party was elected mayor. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Party !2022 ! colspan="13" |Current Municipal Assembly |- | style="background-color: #5169B1" | |'''Civil Contract''' | style="text-align: right" |'''13''' | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | | style="background-color: #5169B1" | |- | style="background-color: #f1c232" | |Hanrapetutyun Party | style="text-align: right" |'''2''' | style="background-color: #f1c232" | | style="background-color: #f1c232" | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! colspan="2" |Total !15 ! colspan="13" | |} ''Ruling coalition or party marked in '''bold'''.''
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Vayots Dzor}} {{Muncipalities of Armenia}}
Category:Communities in Vayots Dzor Province Category:2017 establishments in Armenia