Basen
Բասեն | |
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Coordinates: 40°45′55″N 43°59′27″E / 40.76528°N 43.99083°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Shirak |
Municipality | Akhuryan |
Area | |
• Total | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,913 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT +4) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (GMT+5) |
Basen, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server |
Basen (Armenian: Բասեն) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 1,913 in 2010,[1] up from 1,744 at the 2001 census.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The village was known as Mets Kyapanak until 1935.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1831 | 512 | — |
1897 | 1,892 | +2.00% |
1926 | 1,394 | −1.05% |
1939 | 1,667 | +1.39% |
1959 | 1,439 | −0.73% |
1970 | 1,606 | +1.00% |
1979 | 1,420 | −1.36% |
1989 | 1,393 | −0.19% |
2001 | 1,744 | +1.89% |
2004 | 1,693 | −0.98% |
Source: [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
- ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio