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Sevan
Սևան
Sevan; Սևան
	City of Sevan
	; Sevan; Սևան
	Coordinates: 40°33′18″N 44°57′13″E / 40.555°N 44.95361°E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Gegharkunik
Founded	1842
	Government
- Mayor	Gevorg Malkhasyan
	Area
- Total	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
	Population (2008)
- Total	21,700
Time zone	(UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Coordinates: 40°33′18″N 44°57′13″E / 40.555°N 44.95361°E / 40.555; 44.95361

Sevan (Armenian: Սևան; also Ssewan; until 1935, Elenovka or Yelenovka) is a city in Armenia, in the Gegharkunik Province, lies on the northern shores of Lake Sevan. The town is 66 kilometers north-east of the capital Yerevan, and 40 kilometers north of Gavar, the administrative centre of Gegharkunik region. It was founded in 1842 as the Russian village Elenovka and was known under this name until 1935. Sevan is surrounded by the Sevan National Park which is extended from the north-eastern side of the city to the south-west, while the Lake Sevan forms the natural borders of the town from the east

[edit] Population

Agricultural activities in the town

The official census of 2001 showed a decline in the population of Sevan, which went down from 27,000 as was reported in the 1989 census to 21,422. Nowadays the population is around 22,000, most of which are engaged to agricultural activities, fish-hunting and some touristic services, especially during the summer season.

The village of Gagarin with its 1,500 dwellers, is also considered a part of the Sevan community, although being formed as a separate village, thus making the population of all the community around 23,500 (2009).

The community of Sevan has 8 public education schools whith one of them operating in the village of Gagarin. As of 2008, there were 4 nursery schools in Sevan and 1 in Gagarin.

[edit] Sister cities

Bussy-Saint-Georges, since 7 August 2009^[1]

[edit] Sport

Sevan is home to soccer club Akhtamar Sevan. During the brief summer Sevan is a popular beach resort. Many professionals and amateurs visit the city to practice their favourite types of sports on the shores, such as beach vollyball, wind-surfing and other types of water sports.