Bavra

Bavra
Բավրա
Bavra is located in Armenia
Bavra
Bavra
Bavra is located in Shirak
Bavra
Bavra
Coordinates: 41°07′10″N 43°48′31″E / 41.11944°N 43.80861°E / 41.11944; 43.80861
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAshotsk
Elevation
2,150 m (7,050 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
490
Time zoneUTC+4
Bavra at GEOnet Names Server

Bavra (Armenian: Բավրա) is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 490 as per the 2011 census,[1] down from 538 reported at the 2001 census.[2]

The inhabitants of the village are mainly followers of the Armenian Catholic Church. The Surp Nshan Armenian Catholic church of the village was consecrated in December 2012, following a construction period of 5 years.

Bavra is one of three border gates between Armenia and neighboring Georgia. The new border checkpoint complex in Bavra was opened on 1 October 2017, with the presence of president Serzh Sargsyan.[3]

Demographics

The population of the village since 1926 is as follows:[4]

Year Population
1897 262
1926 205
1939 286
1970 560
1979 562
2001 538
2011 490

References

  1. ^ Armenia 2011 census, Shirak Province
  2. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  3. ^ President Serzh Sargsyan attends opening of refurbished Bavra border checkpoint
  4. ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
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