Tashir

Tashir
Տաշիր
Coat of arms of Tashir
Tashir is located in Armenia
Tashir
Tashir
Coordinates: 41°07′28″N 44°16′55″E / 41.12444°N 44.28194°E / 41.12444; 44.28194
Country Armenia
ProvinceLori
Established1844
Area
 • Total5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 • Total7,773
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
7,300
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
2101

Tashir (Armenian: Տաշիր) is a town and urban municipal community located in Lori Province at the north of Armenia. It is located 42 km north of the provincial centre Vanadzor and 154 north of the capital Yerevan. As per the January 2023 official estimate, the population of Tashir was around 7,300.[2]

  1. ^ 2011 Armenia census, Lori Province
  2. ^ a b "Permanent Population Figures of the Republic of Armenia as of 1 January 2023" (PDF). Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2023-01-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-13.