Kotayk Province
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Kotayk or Kotaik (Armenie: Կոտայք) is a province (marz) o Armenie. It is in the centre o the kintra. Its caipital is Hrazdan. It is best kent for its warld-renouned beer o the same name.
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Kotayk Կոտայք | |
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Location o Kotayk athin Armenie | |
Coordinates: 40°25′N 44°45′E | |
Kintra | Armenie |
Caipital | Hrazdan |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Romanos Petrosyan |
Area | |
• Total | 2089 km2 (807 sq mi) |
Area rank | 8t |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 241,337 |
• Rank | 6t |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
Postal code | 2201–2506 |
ISO 3166 code | AM.KT |
FIPS 10-4 | AM05 |
Website | kotayk.gov.am |
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It is hame tae the heichlie frequentit tourist destinations Garni an Geghard an the popular winter sports resort Tsakhkadzor whare Soviet Armenie pheesiologist Leon Orbeli wis born an aw.
Kotayk is the anerlie marz that does no border ony foreign kintras. It borders the follaein marzes (provinces):
- Lori - north
- Tavush - northeast
- Gegharkunik - east
- Ararat - sooth
- Aragatsotn - west
In the soothwast, atween its borders wi Ararat an Aragatsotn, Kotayk shares a border wi Yerevan an aw.