Azatan

Azatan Ազատան
community
Azatan
Coordinates: 40°43′26″N 43°49′14″E / 40.72389°N 43.82056°ECoordinates: 40°43′26″N 43°49′14″E / 40.72389°N 43.82056°E
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Population (2011)
• Total	4,838
Azatan at GEOnet Names Server

Azatan (Armenian: Ազատան; formerly, Karakilisa, Karakhs, and Pokr Karakilisa), is a major village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 5,697 in 2010,^[1] up from 4,838 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The name derives from the Armenian word Azatan (Armenian: Ազատան) - meaning "freedmen" .

Population

Population per years is the following.^[3]

Year	1831	1922	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2004	2011
Pop.	1450	2940	3039	4000	3956	5616	5117	5175	4838

References

1. "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT).
2. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
3. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 7" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.