Vaghatur

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Vaghatur
Վաղատուր
WWII monument in Vaghatur
WWII monument in Vaghatur
Vaghatur is located in Armenia
Vaghatur
Vaghatur
Coordinates: 39°36′12″N 46°22′05″E / 39.60333°N 46.36806°E / 39.60333; 46.36806Coordinates: 39°36′12″N 46°22′05″E / 39.60333°N 46.36806°E / 39.60333; 46.36806
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityTegh
Area
 • Total17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population
 • Total336
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Vaghatur at GEOnet Names Server

Vaghatur (Armenian: Վաղատուր) is a village in the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Toponymy[]

The village was previously known as Bayandur, a tribal name which originates from Bayandur tribe of Oghuz Turks.

Demographics[]

Population[]

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 476 in 2010,[3] up from 458 at the 2001 census.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
  2. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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