Ardenis
Place in Shirak, Armenia
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Ardenis (Armenian: Արդենիս) is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.
Ardenis
Արդենիս | |
|---|---|
  Ardenis  Ardenis | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′43″N 43°43′26″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Shirak |
| Municipality | Amasia |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 135[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
| Ardenis at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
The village had a mixed Armenian–Azerbaijani population. During the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani residents left for Azerbaijan.[2]
Demographics
According to 1912 publication of the Caucasian Calendar, 335 people, mainly Karapapaks, lived in village Gollu of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[3]
Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 177 in 2010,[4] up from 132 at the 2001 census.[5]
The population of the village since 1897 is as follows:[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 284 | — |
| 1926 | 316 | +0.37% |
| 1939 | 416 | +2.14% |
| 1959 | 470 | +0.61% |
| 1970 | 698 | +3.66% |
| 1979 | 757 | +0.91% |
| 1989 | 358 | −7.21% |
| 2001 | 132 | −7.98% |
| 2011 | 135 | +0.22% |
| Source: [6] | ||
