Administrative divisions of Armenia
Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as "marzer" () or in the singular form "marz" () in Armenian. Yerevan is treated separately and granted special administrative status as the country's capital. The chief executive in each of 10 "marz"s is the "marzpet", appointed by the government of Armenia. In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, elected by the Yerevan City Council. First-level administrative divisions. The following is a list of the provinces with population, area, and density information. Figures are from the Statistical Committee of Armenia. Note that  the area of the Gegharkunik Province includes Lake Sevan which covers of its territory. To sort the information, use the arrow devices in the table headings. Municipal communities ("hamaynkner"). Within each province of the republic, there are municipal communities ("hamaynkner", singular "hamaynk"), currently considered the second-level administrative division in Armenia. Each municipality - known officially as community, either ural or urban- is a self-governing entity and consists of one or more settlements ("bnakavayrer", singular "bnakavayr"). The settlements are classified as either towns ("kaghakner", singular "kaghak") or villages ("gyugher", singular "gyugh"). As of January 2018, Armenia is divided into 503  communities, of which 46 are urban and 457 are rural. The capital, Yerevan, also holds the status of a community. Additionally, Yerevan is divided into twelve semi-autonomous districts.