Darbas

Darbas (Armenian: Դարբաս) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Saint Stephen's Church of Darbas was opened in 2010. The school and health clinic in Darbas are the largest and most resourced in the Darbas valley. There are primary schools and basic health clinics in both Darbas and the nearby village of Shamb.

For the town in Lori Province, see Darpas. For the village in Iran, see Darbas, Iran.
Darbas

Դարբաս
Saint Stephen's church in Darbas
Darbas
Coordinates: 39°26′24″N 46°07′20″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalitySisian
Area
 • Total28.09 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total556
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Darbas at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

ARMSTAT reported the village's population as 556 at the 2011 census,[2] In the 2001 census, Darbas had a population of 698.[3]

Municipal administration

The village was the center of the Darbas community, which contained the villages of Darbas, the nearby village of Shamb until the June 2017 administrative and territorial reforms, when the village became a part of the Sisian Municipality.[4][5] The distance between Darbas and Shamb is approximately 8 kilometers by road.

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. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  4. Հայաստանի 328 համայնքների միավորմամբ կձևավորվի 34 համայնք. ԱԺ-ն քննարկում է ծրագիրը
  5. Syunik Province communities
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