Aghvorik (Armenian: Աղվորիկ) is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Aghvorik
Աղվորիկ
Aghvorik is located in Armenia
Aghvorik
Aghvorik
Aghvorik is located in Shirak
Aghvorik
Aghvorik
Coordinates: 41°04′33″N 43°45′18″E / 41.07583°N 43.75500°E / 41.07583; 43.75500
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAmasia
Elevation
2,050 m (6,730 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total142
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
ClimateDfb
Aghvorik at GEOnet Names Server

History

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Some of the ancestors of the village population emigrated from Western Armenia in 1828–1830. The village was mostly populated by Azerbaijanis. In 1988-1989, during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, local Azeris moved to Azerbaijan, and Armenian families resettled in the village.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1896285—    
1897406+42.46%
1926457+0.41%
1939595+2.05%
1959703+0.84%
19701,072+3.91%
19791,091+0.20%
198945−27.30%
200190+5.95%
2004110+6.92%
2010118+1.18%
2013142+6.37%
Source: [2][3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Աղվորիկ" (PDF). shirak.mtad.am. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.