Goris Municipality, referred to as Goris Community (Armenian: Գորիս Համայնք Goris Hamaynk), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the town of Goris.

Included settlements

SettlementTypePopulation (2011 census)
GorisTown, administrative centre20,591
AknerVillage1,374
HartashenVillage717
KarahunjVillage1,365
KhndzoreskVillage2,070
Nerkin KhndzoreskVillage276
ShurnukhVillage207
VerishenVillage2,264
VorotanVillage309
AghbulaghAbandoned village0
DzorakAbandoned village0
VanandAbandoned village0

Politics

Goris Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Գորիսի համայնքապետարան, Gorisi hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Goris Municipality, consisting of 21 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in October 2021. Arush Arushanyan of Arush Arushanyan alliance was elected mayor.

Party2021Current Municipal Assembly
Arush Arushanyan alliance13
Civil Contract7
Armenian National Congress1
Total21

Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.

Arush Arushanyan alliance is an alliance between Reborn Armenia and National Agenda Party.

See also