Spandaryan, Syunik

Spandaryan (Armenian: Սպանդարյան) is a village in the Gorayk Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The area around the village contains the Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant, one of Armenia's largest hydro power plants and the Spandaryan Reservoir to the northwest of the village itself.

Spandaryan Սպանդարյան
Scenery around Spandaryan Reservoir
Spandaryan Show map of Armenia Spandaryan Show map of Syunik Province
Coordinates: 39°37′18″N 45°54′17″E / 39.62167°N 45.90472°E / 39.62167; 45.90472
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Gorayk
Area ^[1]
• Total	23.76 km^2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)^[2]
• Total	371
• Density	16/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Meliklar, Maliklar, Meliklu and Kalachik.

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 486 in 2010,^[3] up from 446 at the 2001 census.^[4]

Gallery

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  Spandaryan Reservoir in Winter

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  Bridge in Spandaryan

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  Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant

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  Spandaryan Reservoir

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spandaryan, Syunik.

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 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