Spandaryan (Armenian: Սպանդարյան) is a village in the Gorayk Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The area around the village contains the Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant, one of Armenia's largest hydro power plants and the Spandaryan Reservoir to the northwest of the village itself.
Spandaryan
Սպանդարյան | |
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 Scenery around Spandaryan Reservoir | |
  Spandaryan  Spandaryan | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′18″N 45°54′17″E / 39.62167°N 45.90472°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Gorayk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 371 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Toponymy edit
The village was previously known as Meliklar, Maliklar, Meliklu and Kalachik.
Demographics edit
The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 486 in 2010,[3] up from 446 at the 2001 census.[4]
Gallery edit
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Spandaryan Reservoir in Winter -
Bridge in Spandaryan -
Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant -
Spandaryan Reservoir
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References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spandaryan, Syunik.
- ^ "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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