Ardakan, Fars Explained
| Ardakan |
| Native Name: | Persian: اردكان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Fars |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sepidan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 14633 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Ardakan (Persian: اردكان) is a city in the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,212 in 3,534 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 16,661 people in 4,019 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,633 people in 4,117 households.[5] Its name derives from the words arta (brave man) and kan or gan (place), or "place of brave men." The city is midway between Yasuj and Shiraz.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Ardakan, Sepidan County . . 29 September 2023 . 29 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls . 16 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx . Excel . 6 April 2022.
