Gorayk

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Gorayk Գորայք

39°40′58″N 45°45′41″E / 39.68278°N 45.76139°E / 39.68278; 45.76139
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Gorayk
Area ^[1]
• Total	67.57 km² (26.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	435
• Density	6.4/km² (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Gorayk (Armenian: Գորայք) is a village and the center of the Gorayk Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. A large reservoir called the Spandaryan Reservoir lies to the southeast of the village.

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Bazarchay.

Demographics

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported the village population as 580 in 2010,^[3] down from 632 at the 2001 census.^[4]

Gallery

Spandarian Reservoir
"Zangezur Gates"
A view of the village
Spandarian Reservoir
A view of the village

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gorayk.

^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia