Bavra Explained

Official Name:Bavra
Native Name:Բավրա
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Shirak
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shirak
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ashotsk
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:490
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:41.1194°N 43.8086°W
Elevation M:2150

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.

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.[2]

Demographics

The population of the village since 1926 is as follows:

YearPopulation
1897262
1926205
1939286
1970560
1979562
2001538
2011490

Notes and References

  1. https://armstat.am/file/doc/99485583.pdf Armenia 2011 census, Shirak Province
  2. https://president.am/hy/domestic-visits/item/2017/10/01/President-Serzh-Sargsyan-took-part-in-the-opening-ceremony-of-Bavra-boder-point/ President Serzh Sargsyan attends opening of refurbished Bavra border checkpoint