Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh

Regions of the Republic of Artsakh Շրջանները Արցախի Հանրապետության (Shrjannerë Arts’akhi Hanrapetut’yan) (Armenian)
Provinces of the Republic of Artsakh. Solid colors: Soviet-era NKAO controlled by Artsakh from 2020–23; horizontal stripes: Azerbaijani-ruled, claimed by Artsakh Martakert Askeran Stepanakert Martuni Shushi Province Hadrut Shahumyan Province
Category	Unitary state
Location	Artsakh
Number	6 provinces 1 special status city
Populations	2,560 (Shahumyan) – 49,986 (Stepanakert)
Areas	26 km2 (9.9 sq mi) (Stepanakert) – 3,380 km2 (1,304 sq mi) (Kashatagh)
Government	Region government, National government
Subdivisions	Urban community, Rural community

The administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh were of two types; provinces and cities. There were six provinces and one special administrative city (the capital of the Republic, Stepanakert).^[1]

Municipalities in Artsakh were divided into 2 categories: urban communities and rural communities. Before the 2020 war, there were 10 towns (urban) and 322 villages (rural) in Artsakh.^[2]