Akhuryan

For the river of Armenia and Turkey, see Akhurian River.
Akhuryan
Ախուրյան
community
Akhuryan
Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 43°53′47″E / 40.78139°N 43.89639°E / 40.78139; 43.89639Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 43°53′47″E / 40.78139°N 43.89639°E / 40.78139; 43.89639
Country  Armenia
Province Shirak
Population (2011)
  Total 7,113
Time zone UTC+4 ( )
Climate Dfb
Akhuryan at GEOnet Names Server

Akhuryan (Armenian: Ախուրյան, translit. Axuryan), formerly known as Duzkend or Duzkend Mets, is a major village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 7,113 as per the 2011 official census down from 9,696 at the 2001 census.[1]

Population

Population per years is the following.[2]

Year 1831 1897 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 2001 2011
Population 456 1,635 2,447 2,320 2,966 3,812 6,364 9,696 7,113

References

  1. Armenia Census 2011: Shirak Province
  2. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 11" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.


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