Official Name: | Chkalovka |
Native Name: | Չկալովկա |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Gegharkunik |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gegharkunik |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Sevan |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1840 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 516 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.5083°N 44.9789°W |
Elevation M: | 1931 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1514 |
Chkalovka (Armenian: Չկալովկա) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
The village was known as Aleksandrovka and Zeynalagali until 1946.
The village was founded by Russians who emigrated from the Volga, Saratov and Tambov regions of the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century. On April 26, 1946, it was renamed in honour of test pilot Valeri Chkalov.[2] Until 1926 it was inhabited by Russians. In 1831 it had 45 inhabitants, while in 1989 - 455 inhabitants.[3]