page_title: Aparan
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Aparan / Geography
caption_attribution_description: The mausoleum of Drastamat Kanayan in Aparan, Armenia, with Mt Aragats in the background.
context_page_description: Aparan, is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn Province, about 50 kilometers northwest of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 6,451. As per the 2016 official estimate, Aparan has a population of around 5,300.
context_section_description: Historically, Aparan is located in Nig canton of Ayrarat Province of the Kingdom of Armenia Mayor.
  Modern-day Aparan is located at the eastern slopes of Mount Aragats and the northern slopes of Mount Ara, on the shores of Kasagh River, with an elevation of 1880 metres above sea level. The town is located at a road distance of 42 km north of Yerevan and 32 km north of the provincial capital Ashtarak, on the main north–south road of Armenia.
  Aparan has an Alpine climate in general with the influence of cold semi-arid climate. the town is characterized with snowy winters and mild humid summers. The average temperature is around -7 °C in winter and 18 °C in summer. The annual precipitation amount is between 450-600 millimeters.
caption: Nature around Aparan
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