Armenia has 46 municipalities designated as urban communities (Armenian: քաղաքային համայնքներ kaghakayin hamaynkner) as of 2017. However, a city/town (Armenian: քաղաք k'aghak' ) in Armenia is not defined based on the size of its population. The other 457 municipalities in Armenia are considered rural communities (Armenian: գյուղական համայնքներ gyughakan hamaynkner).