Artamet

Not to be confused with Artimet.

Coordinates: 40°07′N 43°51′E / 40.117°N 43.850°E / 40.117; 43.850

Artamet
Արտամետ
Artamet
Coordinates: 40°07′N 43°51′E / 40.117°N 43.850°E / 40.117; 43.850
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Armavir
Founded 1982
Area
 • Total 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 172
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Artamet (Armenian: Արտամետ) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia; it is located around 65 km east of Yerevan and 12 km from the border with Turkey. Artamet was founded in 1982. In 1991, 650 families from Nagorno Karabakh were settled in Artamet; all but 2 of those families have since left.[1]

Artamet has a population of 172 at the 2011 census,[2] down from 212 at the 2001 census.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Armenia Now article on Artamet
  2. ↑ Report of the Results of the 2011 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
  3. ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia


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