Arkavaz Explained
| Arkavaz |
| Native Name: | Persian: اركواز |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran#Ilam Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ilam |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malekshahi |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 11977 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Arkavaz (Persian: اركواز) is a city in the Central District of Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It is adjacent to the city of Delgosha, bordering it to the north.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds from the Malekshahi tribe.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,225 in 2,771 households, when it was in the former Malekshahi District of Mehran County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 12,358 people in 3,116 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County. Arkavaz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,977 people in 3,498 households.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Arkavaz, Malekshahi County . . 29 March 2024 . 29 March 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Arkavaz city is separated from Gachi Rural District of Malekshahi District of Mehran County and joins Chamzey Rural District of the same district . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607161032/https://dolat.ir/detail/172475/چهار-تغيير-در-تقسيمات-کشوري-استان-ايلام . 7 June 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 12 November 2008 . 7 June 2023.
- Web site: Language distribution: Ilam Province [Arkwāz]]. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114091241/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.ilam . 2021-01-14 . 26 December 2020. Iran Atlas.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094337/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/16.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117202401/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ilam.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101180736/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_16.xlsx . Excel . 1 November 2020.
