Garakan Explained

Garakan
Native Name:Persian: گركان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Markazi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ashtian
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Garakan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:660
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Garakan (Persian: گركان) is a village in, and the capital of, Garakan Rural District of the Central District of Ashtian County, Markazi province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 799 in 245 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 692 people in 232 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 660 people in 221 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Garakan, Ashtian County . . 30 August 2023 . 30 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ashtian County under Markazi province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119184231/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110352 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 19 January 2024 . 18 May 1366 . 19 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084413/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 00 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.