Nahapetavan (Armenian: Նահապետավան, also Romanized as Nagapetavan; from 1935 to 1961, Paros) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1961 in honor of Nagapet (or Nahapet) Kurghinian (1900-1937), a participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920.[1]
Nahapetavan
Նահապետավան | |
|---|---|
Nahapetavan Nahapetavan | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′N 44°01′E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 817 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Population per years is the following.[2]
| Year | 1873 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 2001 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | 293 | 465 | 622 | 518 | 647 | 655 | 650 | 817 | 1032 |
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