Basen
Բասեն
Basen is located in Armenia
Basen
Basen
Basen is located in Shirak
Basen
Basen
Coordinates: 40°45′55″N 43°59′27″E / 40.76528°N 43.99083°E / 40.76528; 43.99083
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAkhuryan
Area
 • Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,645 m (5,397 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,913
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (GMT +4)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (GMT+5)
Basen, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Basen (Armenian: Բասեն) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 1,913 in 2010,[1] up from 1,744 at the 2001 census.[2]

Etymology

The village was known as Mets Kyapanak until 1935.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1831512—    
18971,892+2.00%
19261,394−1.05%
19391,667+1.39%
19591,439−0.73%
19701,606+1.00%
19791,420−1.36%
19891,393−0.19%
20011,744+1.89%
20041,693−0.98%
Source: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  • Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio


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