Shamkan Explained
| Shamkan |
| Native Name: | Persian: شامکان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sheshtamad |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shamkan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1882 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Shamkan (Persian: شامكان) is a city in, and the capital of, Shamkan District of Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Shamkan Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shamkan's population was 2,102 in 541 households, when it was a village in Shamkan Rural District of the former Sheshtamad District of Sabzevar County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,439 people in 710 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,882 people in 581 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]
In February 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Shamkan District.[2] Shamkan was elevated to the status of a city in March 2022.[7]
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shamkan, Sheshtamad County . . 8 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Razavi Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021090308/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1532490 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 21 October 2020 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 21 February 2019 . 8 May 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120831185745/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110255 . 31 August 2012 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 5 January 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.
- Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities . fa . Rusta News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508174059/https://www.rustanews.ir/news/27874/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-۲-روستا-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد . Vahidi . Ahmad . 8 May 2023 . Ministry of Interior . 8 May 2023.
