Akhuryan

For the river of Armenia and Turkey, see Akhurian River.

Akhuryan Ախուրյան
community
Akhuryan
Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 43°53′47″E / 40.78139°N 43.89639°ECoordinates: 40°46′53″N 43°53′47″E / 40.78139°N 43.89639°E
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Population (2011)
• Total	7,113
Time zone	(UTC+4)
Climate	Dfb
Akhuryan at GEOnet Names Server

Akhuryan (Armenian: Ախուրյան Axuryan), formerly known as Duzkend or Duzkend Mets, 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 7,113 as per the 2011 official census down from 9,696 at the 2001 census.^[1]

Population

Population per years is the following.^[2]

Year	1831	1897	1926	1939	1959	1970	1979	2001	2011
Popolation	456	1,635	2,447	2,320	2,966	3,812	6,364	9,696	7,113

References

1. Armenia Census 2011: Shirak Province
2. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 11" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.