Aghvorik (Armenian: Աղվորիկ) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia.
Aghvorik
Աղվորիկ | |
|---|---|
community | |
Aghvorik Aghvorik | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′33″N 43°45′18″E | |
| Country | |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Elevation | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 142 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Aghvorik at GEOnet Names Server | |
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]
The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 118 in 2010,[2] up from 90 at the 2001 census.[3] As of January 2013, the villages' population is 142.[1]
Population per years is the following.[4]
| Տարի | 1896 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 | 2010 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Բնակիչ | 285 | 406 | 457 | 595 | 703 | 1072 | 1091 | 45 | 90 | 110 | 118 | 142 |
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