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Hatsik, Shirak

40°50′51″N 43°52′27″E / 40.84750°N 43.87417°E / 40.84750; 43.87417

Place in Shirak, Armenia

Hatsik Հացիկ

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Coordinates: 40°50′51″N 43°52′27″E / 40.84750°N 43.87417°E / 40.84750; 43.87417
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Akhuryan
Elevation	1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	937
Time zone	UTC+4

Hatsik (Armenian: Հացիկ) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Demographics

Historical population

Year

Pop.

±% p.a.

1831

327

—

1897

864

+1.48%

1926

888

+0.09%

1939

1,068

+1.43%

1959

879

−0.97%

1970

894

+0.15%

1979

820

−0.96%

1989

925

+1.21%

2001

1,081

+1.31%

2004

1,163

+2.47%

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Natural conditions

The climate is temperate. Winters are long and cold. There are severe winds snow storms. The annual precipitation is about 500 to 600 mm (20 to 24 in). Blach tuff and coal reserves are in the area. The village is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of the regional capital of Gyumri. It is 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level. The lowest temperature of -25% to +35%. The village is in a seismic zone where earthquakes are frequent.^[2]

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.
^ SHIRAK

Hatsik, Shirak at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia