• Date established – 1870
• Population – 29320
• Area – 5039 ha
• Distance to Yerevan - 254 km
• Distance to the province capital - 67 km
• Community Services ` Industrial enterprises. Among them are "Gamma", "Zangezur", "Goris microcomputer" OJSC, there are a number of enterprises in the food industry and other branches of economy, there are stone-processing plants. In the city the energy production is especially developed, in particular, the "Vorotan HPP System" CJSC. Goris is one of the largest educational and cultural centers in the Syunik region. There are two senior, four general and one special school in Goris. The higher educational institutions are Goris State University, Goris Branch of Yerevan State Institute of Cinema and Theater, Syunik Institute and secondary specialized educational institutions - Pedagogical College and Goris Agricultural State College. There are 7 pre-school educational institutions and 5 out-of-school educational establishments. Satyan and Charles Aznavour Music School, G. Paronyan Art School, A. Ordyan Chess School, and Children's Art School. Cultural establishments are: Cultural Center after Gusan Ashot with its subdivisions, Geological Museum, Urban Gallery, Centralized Library System, Film Library, V. Vagharshyan State Dramatic Theater, A.Bakunts House-Museum, Goris Branch of Yerevan Aesthetic Education Center.

• Community leader – Vachagan Adunc
• Party affiliation – RPA
• Term in the Office - From՝ 2014

Community Council members

Community contact info

• Municipality address - Goris, Ankakhutyan St., Building 3
• Phone:. - (+374 284) 2-25-52
• E-mail - [email protected]
• Web-site - http://goriscity.am