Vardakar

40°40′N 43°55′E / 40.667°N 43.917°E / 40.667; 43.917

Vardakar Վարդաքար
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Coordinates: 40°40′N 43°55′E / 40.667°N 43.917°E / 40.667; 43.917
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Artik
Population  (2011)
• Total	709[1]
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5

Vardakar (Armenian: Վարդաքար) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1831 is as follows:^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1831	201	—
1897	723	+1.96%
1926	829	+0.47%
1939	789	−0.38%
1959	673	−0.79%
1979	768	+0.66%
1979	612	−100.00%
1989	831	+3.11%
2001	646	−2.08%
2011	709	+0.93%
Source: [2]

Development programs

Vardakar village became part of COAF-supported villages (Children of Armenia Fund) in 2016.^[3] Children of Armenia Fund also renovated village facilities such as Cafeteria and Brushodrome.^[4]

The programs implemented include: Debate Clubs, Health and Lifestyle Education, School Nutrition & Brushodromes, Women Health Screenings, Support for Reproductive Health.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Shirak province
• Children of Armenia Fund

References

1. "Shirak (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
2. 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.
3. Khalatyan, Mariam (February 2016). "Երեխայակենտրոն ծրագրեր Շիրակի մարզում". ShirakPublic TV. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
4. "Reviving Rural Communities". coafkids. 2019.

• Vardakar at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia