Gtashen
Gtashen (Armenian: Գտաշեն; also, Gyutashen; formerly, Magaradzhuk, Magaradzhug, and Magharajugh, Azerbaijani: Mağaracıq) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia.
Gtashen
Գտաշեն | |
|---|---|
community | |
  Gtashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′08″N 43°43′01″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Elevation | 1,860 m (6,100 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 271 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| Gtashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Population
According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 495 people, mainly Azerbaijanis shown in the calendar as «Karapapaks», lived in village Magaradjik of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[1]
The community of Gtashen consists of the villages of Gtashen and Kamkhut. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported that the community's population was 258 in 2010,[2] down from 378 at the 2001 census.[3]
Population per years is the following.[4]
| Year | 1886 | 1908 | 1922 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop | 309 | 480 | 312 | 557 | 983 | 925 | 139 | 378 | 356 |
References
- Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912
- "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
- "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 63" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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