Gtashen

Gtashen (Armenian: Գտաշեն; also, Gyutashen; formerly, Magaradzhuk, Magaradzhug, and Magharajugh, Azerbaijani: Mağaracıq) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Gtashen Գտաշեն
community
Gtashen
Coordinates: 40°55′08″N 43°43′01″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Shirak
Elevation	1,860 m (6,100 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	271
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
Gtashen at GEOnet Names Server

Population

According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 495 people, mainly Azerbaijanis shown in the calendar as «Karapapaks», lived in village Magaradjik of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[1]

The community of Gtashen consists of the villages of Gtashen and Kamkhut. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported that the community's population was 258 in 2010,[2] down from 378 at the 2001 census.[3]

Population per years is the following.[4]

Year	1886	1908	1922	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2004
Pop	309	480	312	557	983	925	139	378	356

References

1. Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912
2. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
3. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
4. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 63" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.