Abovyan

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40°16′26″N 44°37′32″E / 40.27389°N 44.62556°E / 40.27389; 44.62556

Abovyan Աբովյան
Town
From top left: Surp Hovhannes Church • Abovyan skyline Friendship Square • Khachatur Abovyan's bust General view of Abovyan
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Abovyan
Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 44°37′32″E / 40.27389°N 44.62556°E / 40.27389; 44.62556
Country	Armenia
Marz (province)	Kotayk
Founded	1963
Area
• Total	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	43,495
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC)
Area code	(+374)222
Website	Official website
Sources: Population[1]

Abovyan or Abovian (Armenian: Աբովյան [ɑbɔvˈjɑn]), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) northeast of Yerevan and 32 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 43,495, down from 59,000 reported at the 1989 census. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 44,900 as per the 2020 official estimate.^[2]

With a motorway and railway running through the city connecting Yerevan with the areas of the northeast, Abovyan is considered a satellite city of the Armenian capital. Therefore, Abovyan is generally known as the "northern gate of Yerevan".

Abovyan covers an area of around 11 square kilometres (4.2 square miles).