Mets Sepasar
Place in Shirak, Armenia
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Mets Sepasar (Armenian: Մեծ Սեպասար) is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.[2]
Etymology
The village was previously known as Shishtapa mets (Շիշթափա մեծ), Shishtapa I (Շիշթափա I), and Shishtapa-hay (Շիշթափա-հայ).[3]
Demographics
The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[2][3]
| Year | Population | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 64 | 100% Armenian |
| 1873 | 281 | |
| 1886 | 396 | |
| 1897 | 620 | 610 Armenians, 10 others, 316 males |
| 1904 | 750 | Mostly Armenian |
| 1914 | 863 | 100% Armenian |
| 1916 | 796 | |
| 1919 | 1,300 | |
| 1922 | 738 | |
| 1926 | 893 | 884 Armenians, 9 Russians, 445 males |
| 1931 | 997 | 100% Armenian |
| 1939 | 1,161 | |
| 1959 | 761 | |
| 1978 | 846 | |
| 1989 | 930 | |
| 2001 | 900 | |
| 2011 | 841 |
