Akand Explained

Akand
Native Name:Persian: اكند
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mazandaran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sari
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Rudpey
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1416
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Akand (Persian: اكند) is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District of Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Akand's population was 1,407 in 378 households, when it was a village in Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,354 people in 443 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Rudpey District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,416 people in 485 households, when it had been transferred to the new Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

After the census, Akand was elevated to the status of a city.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Akand, Sari County . . 30 May 2023 . 30 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521133426/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/172462 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 21 May 2023 . 20 May 2019 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 21 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx . Excel . 7 October 2021.
  6. Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Akand village into a city . fa . Khabar Farsi . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114223443/https://khabarfarsi.com/u/96041877 . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Rahmani . 14 January 2024 . 11 September 1399 . 14 January 2024.