Kentron District

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title: "Kentron District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-yerevan", "districts-of-yerevan"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-yerevan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentron_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_nameKentron
native_nameԿենտրոն
image_skylineMount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline in spring from the Cascade.jpg
image_captionKentron District
image_mapYerevan Kentron district.png
map_captionKentron district shown in red
pushpin_mapArmenia
pushpin_label_position
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameArmenia
subdivision_type1Marz (Province)
subdivision_name1Yerevan
leader_titleMayor of District
area_total_km213.35
elevation_m995
population_total119,841
population_as_of2022 census
population_density_km2auto
timezoneAMT
utc_offset+4
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Kentron (), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 119,841.

Kentron is bordered by Ajapnyak and Malatia-Sebastia districts from the west, Shengavit and Erebuni districts from the south, Nor Nork District from the east and Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun districts from the north. Hrazdan River flows through the western part of the district.

Etymology

The word kentron literally means "centre" in Armenian, and has the same etymological root as the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, "centre"). Its Western Armenian cognate is getron ().

Overview

The district is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Kond, Noragyugh, Pokr Kentron, Nor Kilikia, Kozern and Aygestan.

Kond and Noragyugh are among the 7 original neighbourhoods of old Yerevan.

Parks:

  • English Park.
  • Children's Park
  • Abovyan Children's Park and Railway
  • Tsitsernakaberd Park
  • Circular Park
  • Lovers' Park
  • Martiros Saryan Park
  • Komitas Park
  • Shahumyan Park
  • Missak Manouchian Park

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Kentron_admin.jpg" caption="The administrative building of Kentron district"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Poplavok.jpg" caption="Poplavok lake at the [[Circular Park"] ::

After Armenia fell under Soviet rule between 1920 and 1921, Yerevan became the first among the cities in the Soviet Union for which a general plan was developed. The "General Plan of Yerevan" developed by the academic Alexander Tamanian, was approved in 1924. It was initially designed for a population of 150,000. The city was quickly transformed into a modern industrial metropolis of over one million people. New educational, scientific and cultural institutions were founded as well.

Tamanian incorporated national traditions with contemporary urban construction. His design presented a radial-circular arrangement that overlaid the existing city and incorporated much of its existing street plan. As a result, many historic buildings in the centre (modern-day Kentron district) of Yerevan were demolished, including churches, mosques, the Safavid fortress, baths, bazaars and caravanserais.

Within the years, Kentron has become the most developed district of Yerevan, something that created a significant gap compared with other districts in the city. Most of the educational, cultural and scientific institutions were centred in the Kentron district. It also became home to administrative buildings of Armenia, including the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly of Armenia, the Central Bank of Armenia, the National Security Service and most of the ministry buildings.

Demographics

Religious buildings and historical sites: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Iglesia_de_Zoravor,_Ereván,_Armenia,_2016-10-03,_DD_14.jpg" caption="[[Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church"] ::

Culture

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Armenia_Museum_of_Art_and_History.jpg" caption="The [[National Gallery of Armenia"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Երևանի_կասկադը_01_(STRAIGHTENED),_YEREVAN_CASCADE,_CAFESJIAN_MUSEUM.JPG" caption="[[Cafesjian Museum of Art]] at the [[Yerevan Cascade"] ::

Entertainment and recreation: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Moscow_cinema_in_Yerevan.jpg" caption="[[Moscow Cinema"] ::

Transportation

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/VTB_Bank_Armenia,_Yerevan,16.07.2017(2).jpg" caption="Fountains at the Republic Square metro station"] ::

Kentron district is served by a public transport network of buses and trolleybuses.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Old_building_of_Yerevan_State_University2.jpg" caption="[[Abovyan Street"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Place_de_France,_Yerevan.JPG" caption="Place de France, with the statue of [[Jules Bastien-Lepage]] at the centre"] ::

Economy

Industrial plants: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Yerevan_Brandy_Company_(2008).jpg" caption="[[Yerevan Brandy Company"] ::

Education

Educational institutions: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/State_Engineering_University_of_Armenia.jpg" caption="[[State Engineering University of Armenia"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Hanrapetakan_stadium.jpg" caption="Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Hrazdan_Stadium_(28.08.2019)_01.jpg" caption="Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan"] ::

Gallery

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Yerevan_Kentron_district_panorama.jpg" caption="Panoramic view of Kentron district}}"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Yerevan_buildings_and_Ararat.jpg" caption="Mountains of Ararat]] in the overall background.}}"] ::

File:Erevan - La Mosquée bleue 01.JPG|The Blue Mosque File:Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan (2008).jpg|Mashtots Avenue File:Yerevan, Northern Avenue, Armenia.jpg|The Northern Avenue File:Yerevan view from Cascades.jpg|Sunset over the district File:Victory Bridge, Yerevan 01.jpg|Victory bridge at Kentron district

References

References

  1. "The Main Results of RA Census 2022, trilingual / Armenian Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia".
  2. [https://www.yerevan.am/am/districts/kentron/ Kentron District at Yerevan.am]

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