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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