Stepanavan
Stepanavan
Ստեփանավան | |
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From top left: Panoramic view of Stepanavan Dzoraget River • Stepanavan Dendropark Surp Sarkis Church • Memorial to Sos Sargsyan Stepanavan central square | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′34.65″N 44°23′2.71″E / 41.0096250°N 44.3840861°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Lori |
| Founded | 1810 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,982 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Website | stepanavan.am |
Stepanavan (Armenian: Ստեփանավան) is a town and municipal community in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is located 139 km (86 mi) north of the capital Yerevan and 24 km (15 mi) north of the provincial centre Vanadzor, halfway between Yerevan and Tbilisi. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 13,086. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 10,800 as per the 2016 official estimate. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town is 11,982.
Due to its location on the shores of Dzoraget River among the forest of Lori plateau and Bazum mountains, Stepanavan is considered a resort town in northern Armenia.