Bavra

Bavra Բավրա
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Coordinates: 41°07′10″N 43°48′31″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Ashotsk
Elevation	2,150 m (7,050 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	490
Time zone	UTC+4
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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.