{{Short description|City in Zanjan province, Iran}}

{{for|the village in Razavi Khorasan province|Nik Pey, Razavi Khorasan{{!}}Nik Pey}}

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{{Infobox settlement |name = Nik Pey |native_name = {{langx|fa|نيک پي}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = City |image_skyline = طبیعت اطراف کاروانسرای نیک پی.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = The area around the caravanserai of Nik Pey |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{Coord|36|51|01|N|48|10|43|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=36.850278&mlon=48.178611&zoom=15#map=15/36.85028/48.17861|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title=Darreh Lik, دهستان زنجانرود پائین, بخش زنجانرود [Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District, Zanjanrud District], Zanjan County, Zanjan Province, Iran|date=9 April 2025|access-date=9 April 2025|lang=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=V52H+4C9 Nikpey, Zanjan Province, Iran |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/36°51'01.0%22N+48°10'43.0%22E/@36.850278,48.178611,4418m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d36.850278!4d48.178611?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyMy4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Iran |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Zanjan County|Zanjan]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Zanjanrud District|Zanjanrud]] |established_title = Established |established_date = 2011<ref name="Nik Pey City"/> |founder = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 455 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Nik Pey''' ({{langx|fa|نيک پي}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Nīk Pey'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3076996|Nik Pey}}</ref>}} is a city in, and the capital of, [[Zanjanrud District]] in [[Zanjan County]], [[Zanjan province|Zanjan province, Iran]].<ref name="Zanjan Province Structure"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=12 September 1990 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان |trans-title=‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213100/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 69, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 3.}}</ref> It also serves as the administrative center for [[Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District]].<ref name="Zanjan County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=22 April 1987 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 22 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان زنجان مرکز استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zanjan County, the capital of Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110056 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625152032/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110056 |archive-date=25 June 2025 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 60AD9B5C-F611-44C1-BAE0-80DF0055064E. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 66.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, Nik Pey's population was 427 in 119 households, when it was a village in Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District.<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 474 people in 122 households.<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-date=21 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population as 455 people in 115 households,<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-date=27 April 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> by which time the village had been converted to a city.<ref name="Nik Pey City"> {{cite web |first=Mohammad Reza |last=Rahimi |author-link=Mohammad Reza Rahimi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1390/03/22 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=12 June 2011 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای نیک پی مرکز بخش زنجانرود از توابع شهرستان زنجان در استان زنجان به شهر |trans-title=‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nik Pey village, the center of Zanjanrud District, from the functions of Zanjan County in Zanjan province, to a city |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/793117 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216215412/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/793117 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره ابلاغیه 83483/ت46448ک}} [Notification Number 83483/T46448K].}}</ref>

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{{Zanjan Province|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Cities in Zanjan province]]

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