Anushavan ( hy, Անուշավան; prior to 1969, Parni, Pokr Parni) is a village and

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(municipality) in the

Shirak Province Shirak ( hy, wikt:Շիրակ, Շիրակ, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey to the west and Georgia (country), Geor ...

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. In 1969, the town was renamed in honor of Dr. Anushavan Galoyan, a

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hero. The

Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի վիճակագրական կոմիտե) is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was ...

reported its population was 2,185 in 2010, up from 1,983 at the 2001 census.

Population

Population per years is the following.

References

Communities in Shirak Province Populated places in Shirak Province {{Shirak-geo-stub