Angeghakot

Angeghakot (Armenian: Անգեղակոթ) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. A large reservoir, the Angeghakot Reservoir, spanning more than the entire length of the village lies to the south.

Angeghakot
Անգեղակոթ
Angeghakot
Coordinates: 39°34′05″N 45°56′38″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalitySisian
Area
[1]
 • Total45.79 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,582
 • Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Angeghakot at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

In 1908, Angeghakot, then known as Angelaut (Russian: Ангелаут), had a predominantly Armenian population of 1,520 within the Zangezur Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire.[3] The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 2,057 in 2010,[4] up from 1,860 at the 2001 census.[5]

Notable people
  • Angeghakot Reservoir
  • Hazaraprkich Church
  • Megalithic rings in Angeghakot
  • Khachkar
  • Saint Vardan chapel
  • Khachkar

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 Armenia" (PDF).
  3. Кавказский календарь .... на 1910 год (in Russian). Tiflis: Office of the Viceroy of the Caucasus. 1910. p. 182.
  4. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  5. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.