Gtashen
Gtashen
Գտաշեն | |
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Community | |
![]() ![]() Gtashen | |
Coordinates: 40°55′08″N 43°43′01″E / 40.91889°N 43.71694°ECoordinates: 40°55′08″N 43°43′01″E / 40.91889°N 43.71694°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Marz (Province) | Shirak |
Elevation | 1,860 m (6,100 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 271 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Gtashen at GEOnet Names Server |
Gtashen (Armenian: Գտաշեն) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia.
History[]
Armenians and Azeris once lived in the village, as well as Greeks, who even had a church, of which a half-ruined wall remains in the center of the village. In 1988-1989 Armenians from Akhalkalaki, Gyumri, Talin, Amasia and Nagorno-Karabakh settled in the village.[1]
Population[]
According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 495 people, mainly Qarapapaqs lived in village Magaradjik of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[2]
The community of Gtashen consists of the villages of Gtashen and Kamkhut. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported that the community's population was 258 in 2010,[3] down from 378 at the 2001 census.[4]
Population per years is the following.[5]
Year | 1886 | 1908 | 1922 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 |
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Pop | 309 | 480 | 312 | 557 | 983 | 925 | 139 | 378 | 356 |
References[]
- ^ Yeranuhi Soghoyan (26 October 2009). "Frontier Villages on Hold: What Do Residents Expect From a Border Opening?". hetq.am. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912
- ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- ^ "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 63" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- Communities in Shirak Province
- Populated places in Shirak Province
- Shirak geography stubs