Margown Explained
| Margown |
| Native Name: | Persian: مارگون |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Margown |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3135 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Margown (Persian: مارگون) is a city in the Central District of Margown County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It is also the administrative center for Margown Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,538 in 497 households, when it was in the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,706 people in 666 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,135 people in 797 households.[6]
In October 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Margown County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Margown as the county's capital.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Margown, Margown County . . 15 August 2023 . 15 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811213059/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/267292 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 11 August 2023 . 8 October 2018 . 11 August 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Boyer-Ahmad County under Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408021930/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110083 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 8 April 2016 . 2 February 1366 . 24 January 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094811/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx . Excel . 2 November 2021.
