Spandaryan, Syunik

Spandaryan (Armenian: Սպանդարյան) is a village in the Gorayk Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The area around the village contains the Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant, one of Armenia's largest hydro power plants and the Spandaryan Reservoir to the northwest of the village itself.

Spandaryan

Սպանդարյան
Scenery around Spandaryan Reservoir
Spandaryan
Coordinates: 39°37′18″N 45°54′17″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityGorayk
Area
 • Total23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population
 • Total371
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Spandaryan, Syunik at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Meliklar, Maliklar, Meliklu and Kalachik.

Demographics

Population

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 486 in 2010,[3] up from 446 at the 2001 census.[4]

  • Spandaryan Reservoir in Winter
  • Bridge in Spandaryan
  • Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant
  • Spandaryan Reservoir

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. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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