Vaghatur
Vaghatur
Վաղատուր | |
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 WWII monument in Vaghatur | |
  Vaghatur Location within Armenia  Vaghatur Location within Syunik Province | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′12″N 46°22′05″E / 39.60333°N 46.36806°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Tegh |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 336 |
| • Density | 19.6/km2 (50.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Vaghatur (Armenian: Վաղատուր) is a village in the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Toponymy
The village was previously known as Bayandur, a tribal name which originates from Bayandur tribe of Oghuz Turks.
Geography
It is located in the central-eastern part of the province, a short distance from the Vorotan River – a tributary of the Aras River, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Kurá – and the border with Azerbaijan.
Demographics
The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 476 in 2010, up from 458 at the 2001 census.
Gallery
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaghatur.
- ↑ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
- ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ↑ "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
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