Geghanist, Shirak
Geghanist
Գեղանիստ | |
|---|---|
  Geghanist  Geghanist | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′05″N 44°01′26″E / 40.68472°N 44.02389°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Shirak |
| Municipality | Artik |
| Elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,229[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
| Geghadir at GEOnet Names Server | |
Geghanist (Armenian: Գեղանիստ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town's church dates from 1852.[2] The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 1,277 in 2010,[3] up from 1,150 at the 2001 census.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 117 | — |
| 1897 | 825 | +3.00% |
| 1926 | 1,171 | +1.22% |
| 1939 | 1,213 | +0.27% |
| 1959 | 771 | −2.24% |
| 1970 | 944 | +1.86% |
| 1979 | 964 | +0.23% |
| 2001 | 1,150 | +0.81% |
| 2011 | 1,229 | +0.67% |
| Source: [5] | ||
References
- ^ "Shirak (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.
Capital: Gyumri | ||
| Urban settlements |  | |
| Akhuryan Municipality | ||
| Amasia Municipality | ||
| Ani Municipality | ||
| Artik Municipality | ||
| Ashotsk Municipality | ||
