Byurakn
Byurakn (Armenian: Բյուրակն) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1] The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 926 in 2010,[2] up from 781 at the 2001 census.[3]
Byurakn
Բյուրակն | |
|---|---|
  Byurakn | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′07″N 43°42′26″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Elevation | 1,730 m (5,680 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 926 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Byurakn at GEOnet Names Server | |
Population
According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 1046 people, mainly Azerbaijanis shown in the calendar as «Karapapaks», lived in village Gyullibulakh of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[4]
Population per years is the following.[5]
| Year | 1886 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | 673 | 958 | 1142 | 1388 | 1529 | 2459 | 2580 | 305 | 781 | 890 |
References
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- "Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 48" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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