Districts of Yerevan - Soviet Era

Soviet Era

Note: for the names of districts the Russian names are given, which was official at the time.

The first administrative division of Yerevan took place in 1936. Two districts were formed:

  1. Kirov district (Кировский район)
  2. Stalin district (Сталинский район)

The Spandaryan distriсt (Спандарянский район) was formed in 1938 and the Molotov district (Молотовский район) in 1939. As of 1940 Yerevan had 4 distrcts:

  1. Kirov district (Кировский район)
  2. Molotov district (Молотовский район)
  3. Spandaryan district (Спандарянский район)
  4. Stalin district (Сталинский район)

The Kirov district was disintegrated in 1953 and Shahumyan district was formed in 1958 and was renamed to Ordzhonikidze district in 1961. So as of 1971 there were 6 districts in Yerevan:

  1. 26 Commissars district (Район им.26 Комиссаров)
  2. Lenin district (Ленинский район)
  3. Myasnikyan district (Мясникянский район)
  4. Ordzhonkidze district (Орджоникидзевский район)
  5. Spandaryan district (Спандарянский район)
  6. Shahumyan district (Шаумяновский район)

The Soviet district (Советский район) was formed in 1972. And Mashtots district (Маштоцкий район) in 1986.

Districts of Yerevan and their populations according to the last Soviet census of 1989:

District
Russian
Armenian
Population
Soviet district Советский район Սովետական շրջան 279,494
Shahumyan district Шаумянский район Շահումյանի շրջան 192,899
26 Commissars district Район имени 26 комиссаров 26 կոմիսարների շրջան 186,754
Lenin district Ленинский район Լենինի շրջան 138,926
Ordzhonikidze district Орджоникидзевский район Օրջոնիկիձեի շրջան 133,038
Mashtots district Маштоцкий район Մաշտոցի շրջան 125,620
Spandaryan district Спандарянский район Սպանդարյան շրջան 80,580
Myasnikyan district Мясникянский район Մյասնիկյանի շրջան 64,228
City of Yerevan город Ереван քաղաք Երևան 1,201,539

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