Mets Sepasar
| Mets Sepasar Մեծ Սեպասար | |
|---|---|
|   Mets Sepasar   Mets Sepasar | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′57″N 43°49′24″E | |
| Country | Armenia | 
| Province | Shirak | 
| Municipality | Ashotsk | 
| Population  (2001) | |
| • Total | 900 | 
| Time zone | UTC+4 | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 | 
Mets Sepasar (Armenian: Մեծ Սեպասար) is a village in the Ashotsk Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.[1]
Etymology
    
The village was previously known as Shishtapa mets (Շիշթափա մեծ), Shishtapa I (Շիշթափա I), and Shishtapa-hay (Շիշթափա-հայ).[2]
Demographics
    
The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:[1][2]
| Year | Population | Note | 
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 64 | 100% Armenian | 
| 1873 | 281 | |
| 1886 | 396 | |
| 1897 | 620 | 610 Armenians, 10 others, 316 males | 
| 1904 | 750 | Mostly Armenian | 
| 1914 | 863 | 100% Armenian | 
| 1916 | 796 | |
| 1919 | 1,300 | |
| 1922 | 738 | |
| 1926 | 893 | 884 Armenians, 9 Russians, 445 males | 
| 1931 | 997 | 100% Armenian | 
| 1939 | 1,161 | |
| 1959 | 761 | |
| 1978 | 846 | |
| 1989 | 930 | |
| 2001 | 900 | |
| 2004 | 926 | 
References
    
- 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.
- Korkotyan, Zaven (1932). Խորհրդային Հայաստանի բնակչությունը վերջին հարյուրամյակում (1831-1931) [The population of Soviet Armenia in the last century (1831–1931)] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Pethrat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2022.
- Mets Sepasar at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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