Gudemnis

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Gudemnis Գուդեմնիս
WWII monument in Gudemnis
38°56′N 46°11′E / 38.933°N 46.183°E / 38.933; 46.183
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Meghri
Area ^[1]
• Total	15.58 km² (6.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	21
• Density	1.3/km² (3.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Gudemnis (Armenian: Գուդեմնիս) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Demographics

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 39 in 2010,^[3] down from 66 at the 2001 census.^[4] The inhabitants speak the Kakavaberd dialect of Armenian.

Nature

The vicinity of the village is designated as the "Gudemnis" Prime Butterfly Area by the Butterfly Conservation Armenia organization,^[5] since there are number of species of National and Global Conservation Concern. Those include: Carcharodus lavatherae, Parnassius mnemosyne, Colias aurorina, Chazara briseis, Tomares romanovi, Pseudophilotes vicrama, Phengaris arion, and others.

References

^ "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
^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gudemnis PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gudemnis.html