Beniamin
Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին; until 1945, Jlovkhan or Chlokhan) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1945 in honor of Beniamin Galstian, a World War II general and native of the town.[1] The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 745 in 2010,[2] up from 702 at the 2001 census.[3]
Beniamin Բենիամին | |
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  Beniamin | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′N 43°51′E | |
| Country |  |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 745 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
| Beniamin at GEOnet Names Server | |
Population
Population per years is the following.[4]
| Year | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | 561 | 442 | 604 | 546 | 531 | 500 | 751 | 702 | 711 | 750 |
References
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 76, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "Marzes of the Republic 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
- "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 44" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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