page_title: Charentsavan
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Charentsavan / Demographics / Religion
caption_attribution_description: Surb Amenaprkich (Holy Savior) Church, Charentsavan, Armenia
context_page_description: 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 poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2011 census, the population of Charentsavan is 20,363. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 18,500 as per the 2016 official estimate.
context_section_description: The residents of Charentsavan belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church, regulated by the Diocese of Kotayk based in the Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor.
  The town's Holy Saviour's church was opened in 2000 with the financial assistance of the Dervishian family from Canada.
caption: The Holy Saviour's Church
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