Basen, Armenia
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Basen
| native_name = Բասեն
| pushpin_map = Armenia#Shirak
| mapsize = 150px
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Armenia
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Shirak
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Akhuryan
| area_total_km2 = 1.3
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_total = 1913
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = GMT +4
| utc_offset = +4
| timezone_DST = GMT+5
| utc_offset_DST = +5
| coordinates = {{coord|40|45|55|N|43|59|27|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}}
| footnotes = {{GEOnet2|32FA881E6C3E3774E0440003BA962ED3}}
| elevation_m = 1645
}}
Basen ({{langx|hy|Բասեն}}) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 1,913 in 2010,{{ARMSTATdata|43}} up from 1,744 at the 2001 census.{{ArmenianCensus|194}}
Etymology
The village was known as Mets Kyapanak until 1935.{{Cite Rediscovering Armenia}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|1831|512
|1897|1892
|1926|1394
|1939|1667
|1959|1439
|1970|1606
|1979|1420
|1989|1393
|2001|1744
|2004|1693
|align=none|percentages=pagr|graph-pos=bottom|source={{Cite Republic of Armenia Settlements Dictionary}}}}
References
{{reflist}}
- {{citation|last=Kiesling |first=Brady |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide |publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio|location=Yerevan, Armenia|year=2005}}
{{Shirak}}
Category:Communities in Shirak Province
Category:Populated places in Shirak Province
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