Gtashen

Gtashen (Armenian: Գտաշեն) 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)
 • Total271
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
Gtashen at GEOnet Names Server

History

Armenians and Azeris once lived in the village, as well as Greeks, who even had a church, of which a half-ruined wall remains in the center of the village. In 1988-1989 Armenians from Akhalkalaki, Gyumri, Talin, Amasia and Nagorno-Karabakh settled in the village.[1]

Population

According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 495 people, mainly Qarapapaqs lived in village Magaradjik of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[2]

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,[3] down from 378 at the 2001 census.[4]

Population per years is the following.[5]

Year 1886 1908 1922 1959 1970 1979 1989 2001 2004
Pop 309 480 312 557 983 925 139 378 356

References
  1. Yeranuhi Soghoyan (26 October 2009). "Frontier Villages on Hold: What Do Residents Expect From a Border Opening?". hetq.am. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912
  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
  5. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 63" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.


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