Behkandan Explained

Behkandan
Native Name:Persian: بهكندان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hamadan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dargazin
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Dargazin-e Gharbi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:871
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Behkandan (Persian: بهكندان) is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,010 in 241 households, when it was in Darjazin-e Sofla Rural District of the former Qorveh-e Darjazin District of Razan County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 900 people in 280 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 871 people in 280 households.[5]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and Behkandan was transferred to Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District created in the district.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Behkandan, Dargazin County . . 19 October 2023 . 19 October 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731192503/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264375 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 31 July 2023 . 8 December 1397 . 19 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx . Excel . 21 April 2021.