Armavir (Armenian:Արմավիր), is a town at the west of Armenia and the capital of the Armavir Province. It was founded in 1931 by the Soviet government of Armenia. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 29,319, declined from 46,900 reported at the **** census. The town was known as Sardarapat between 1931 and 1935, and Hoktemberyan until 1992.