Byureghavan
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Byureghavan Բյուրեղավան |
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Byureghavan in January 2016
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 Byureghavan
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| Coordinates: 40°18′53″N 44°35′37″E / 40.31472°N 44.59361°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hakob Balasyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 9,513 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) |
| Website | Official website |
| Sources: Population | |
Coordinates: 40°18′53″N 44°35′37″E / 40.31472°N 44.59361°E
Byureghavan (Armenian: Բյուրեղավան), is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) northeast of Yerevan, and 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of the provincial center Hrazdan. It covers an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 square miles). The rural communities of Nurnus and Arzni form the northern and southern borders of the town respectively.
As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 9,513.
The name of Byureghavan is derived from the Armenian words of byuregh (Armenian: բյուրեղ) meaning glass, and avan (Armenian: ավան) meaning settlement.
The town was established in 1945 within the Abovyan raion (known as Kotayk raion until 1961) of Soviet Armenia. At the beginning, it was founded a small settlement known as Arzni banavan (literally meaning Arzni labours settlement) to accommodate the workers of the nearby bottle and glass manufacturing plant, which was placed in operation in 1947.
The settlement was further developed by the Soviet government during the 1970s with the establishment of many new industrial plants including the Armenian marble and granite processing plant opened in 1971, followed by the reinforced concrete manufacturing plant in 1973. In 1974, the community was given the status of urban-type settlement and renamed Byureghavan, after its well-known cut glass factory of the town. During the same year, the Arzni mineral water plant was relocated to Byureghavan. Many plants for building materials production were also opened in Byureghavan, including the prefab house-building plant.
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