Garakan
Village
Native namePersian: گركان
Coordinates34°33′05″N 49°57′42″E
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyAshtian
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictGarakan
Unit prefMetric
Population as of2016
Population total660
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)

Garakan (Persian: گركان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Garakan Rural District of the Central District of Ashtian County, Markazi province, Iran.[1]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 799 in 245 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 692 people in 232 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 660 people in 221 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Garakān and Gerakān[5]

References

  1. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024 [Approved 18 May 1366]). "Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ashtian County under Markazi province" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11672.3.5.53. Archived 19 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 January 2024. – via Lam ta Kam.
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Markazi Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Markazi Province" (Excel) (in Persian). irandataportal.syr.edu. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 19 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022. – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Markazi Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 17 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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