Gudemnis

Gudemnis (Armenian: Գուդեմնիս) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Gudemnis Գուդեմնիս
WWII monument in Gudemnis
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Coordinates: 38°56′N 46°11′E / 38.933°N 46.183°E / 38.933; 46.183
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Meghri
Area ^[1]
• Total	15.58 km^2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population  (2011)^[2]
• Total	21
• Density	1.3/km^2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Demographics

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 39 in 2010,^[3] down from 66 at the 2001 census.^[4] The inhabitants speak the Kakavaberd dialect of Armenian.

Nature

The vicinity of the village is designated as the "Gudemnis" Prime Butterfly Area by the Butterfly Conservation Armenia organization,^[5] since there are number of species of National and Global Conservation Concern. Those include: Carcharodus lavatherae, Parnassius mnemosyne, Colias aurorina, Chazara briseis, Tomares romanovi, Pseudophilotes vicrama, Phengaris arion, and others.

References

1. "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.
2. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
3. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
4. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
5. Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gudemnis PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gudemnis.html