Bavra
Բավրա | |
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Coordinates: 41°07′10″N 43°48′31″E / 41.11944°N 43.80861°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Shirak |
Municipality | Ashotsk |
Elevation | 2,150 m (7,050 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 490 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
Bavra at GEOnet Names Server |
Bavra (Armenian: Բավրա) is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 490 as per the 2011 census,[1] down from 538 reported at the 2001 census.[2]
The inhabitants of the village are mainly followers of the Armenian Catholic Church. The Surp Nshan Armenian Catholic church of the village was consecrated in December 2012, following a construction period of 5 years.
Bavra is one of three border gates between Armenia and neighboring Georgia. The new border checkpoint complex in Bavra was opened on 1 October 2017, with the presence of president Serzh Sargsyan.[3]
Demographics
[edit]The population of the village since 1926 is as follows:[4]
Year | Population |
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1897 | 262 |
1926 | 205 |
1939 | 286 |
1970 | 560 |
1979 | 562 |
2001 | 538 |
2011 | 490 |
References
[edit]- ^ Armenia 2011 census, Shirak Province
- ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- ^ President Serzh Sargsyan attends opening of refurbished Bavra border checkpoint
- ^ 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.