Syunik (village)

Syunik (Armenian: Սյունիք) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Syunik

Սյունիք
Village entrance
Syunik
Coordinates: 39°12′13″N 46°28′05″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityKapan
Area
 • Total19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,266
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Syunik (village) at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Siznak and Syznak.

Demographics

Population

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported that the community's population was 1,294 in 2010,[3] up from 1,023 at the 2001 census.[4] The population of the village of Syunik was 791 at the 2011 census.[2]

Municipal administration

The village was the center of the Syunik community, which contained the villages of Syunik, Bargushat, Ditsmayri, Khordzor, and Sznak until the June 2017 administrative and territorial reforms, when the village became a part of the Kapan Municipality.[5][6]

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 the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  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. Հայաստանի 328 համայնքների միավորմամբ կձևավորվի 34 համայնք. ԱԺ-ն քննարկում է ծրագիրը
  6. Syunik Province communities
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