Chiva, Armenia

39°46′02″N 45°08′27″E / 39.76722°N 45.14083°E / 39.76722; 45.14083

Chiva
Չիվա
Chiva is located in Armenia
Chiva
Chiva
Chiva is located in Vayots Dzor
Chiva
Chiva
Coordinates: 39°46′02″N 45°08′27″E / 39.76722°N 45.14083°E / 39.76722; 45.14083
CountryArmenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityAreni
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
698
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Chiva, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Chiva (Armenian: Չիվա) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia,[2] 20 km west of the Province center, on the right and left banks of the Yelpin River.

Etymology

The village is also known as Chivagyugh.

Population

According to the RA 2011 census results, Chiva had a recorded permanent population of 361 individuals, with a current population of 651.[1]

The population dynamics of Chiva over the years:[3]

Year 1831 1873 1897 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2001 2011
Population 52 294[4] 689 461 758 669 910 933 755 892 698[1]

Occupation

The population is engaged in viticulture, cultivation of grain, tobacco, and vegetable crops.

Historical and cultural sites

There is a 10th-century church in the village.[3]


References

  1. ^ a b c Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ "RA Vayots Dzor Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures. 2009. pp. 264–270. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Centre of Geodesy and Cartography" SNCO under Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia (2008). Dictionary of settlements of the Republic of Armenia (PDF). Yerevan. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Zaven Korkotyan (1932). The population of Soviet Armenia in the last century (1831–1931) (PDF). Yerevan: Publication of the Melkonian Fund.
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