Hrazdan

Hrazdan ( ) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 44,231.

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Hrazdan is a city in Armenia, located within Kotayk Province. It has served as an administrative center for various entities, including the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the First Republic of Armenia. The city’s official name is Հրազդան, with historical names including Раздан, Ахта, and Неркин Ахта. Armenian is the official language.

The urban area covers 21 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 1,675 meters above sea level. Hrazdan has a population of 52,808 and uses postal codes 2301–2309. It operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone.

Synthesized by Vinony from 46 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Հրազդան
Region: Կոտայքի մարզ
Country: Հայաստան
Population: 49,500
Timezone: Asia/Yerevan

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Air quality

39US AQIGood

PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³
PM10: 5.6 µg/m³

As of 2026-08-11 04:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.official_name: Hrazdan
Settlement.native_name: Հրազդան
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Hrazdan collage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: From top left:Makravank Monastery • Tsovinar monument on Aghbyurak Reservoir • Entrance monument Palace of Culture • Music school Marmarik Reservoir • Hrazdan skyline
Settlement.imagesize: 275px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Hrazdan.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Hrazdan in Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kotayk
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sevak Miqayelyan
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1959
Settlement.area_total_km2: 20