Kanaker-Zeytun District

Kanaker-Zeytun Քանաքեռ-Զեյթուն
View of Kanaker-Zeytun from Mother Armenia
Coordinates: 40°13′12″N 44°32′18″E / 40.22000°N 44.53833°E / 40.22000; 44.53833
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Yerevan
Government
• Mayor of District	Karen Hakobyan
Area
• Total	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	73,886
• Density	9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Kanaker-Zeytun (Armenian: Քանաքեռ-Զեյթուն վարչական շրջան, romanized: K’anak’er’-Zeyt’un varch’akan shrjan) is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2011 census, the population of the district is 73,886.

Located on a hill overlooking the central part of Yerevan, the administrative district of Kanaker-Zeytun has common borders with the districts of Avan, Arabkir, Kentron and Nor Nork. By the outer border it is adjacent to the provinces of Armavir, Aragatsotn and Kotayk.^[1]

The district is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Kanaker, Nor Zeytun and Monument.