Getatagh Explained

Official Name:Getatagh
Native Name:Գետաթաղ
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Syunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Syunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sisian
Area Total Km2:21.76
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:182
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.4247°N 46.1214°W

Getatagh (Armenian: Գետաթաղ) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

History

The town's church, Saint Astvatsatsin, dates from 1702.[2]

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 220 in 2010, up from 194 at the 2001 census.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 94, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website