Gudemnis
Գուդեմնիս | |
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![]() WWII monument in Gudemnis | |
Coordinates: 38°56′N 46°11′E / 38.933°N 46.183°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Syunik |
Municipality | Meghri |
Area | |
• Total | 15.58 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 21 |
• Density | 1.3/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Gudemnis (Armenian: Գուդեմնիս) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Demographics
[edit]The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 39 in 2010,[3] down from 66 at the 2001 census.[4] The inhabitants speak the Kakavaberd dialect of Armenian.
Nature
[edit]The vicinity of the village is designated as the "Gudemnis" Prime Butterfly Area by the Butterfly Conservation Armenia organization,[5] since there are number of species of National and Global Conservation Concern. Those include: Carcharodus lavatherae, Parnassius mnemosyne, Colias aurorina, Chazara briseis, Tomares romanovi, Pseudophilotes vicrama, Phengaris arion, and others.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "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
- ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gudemnis PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gudemnis.html