Qurtan Explained

Qurtan
Native Name:Persian: قورتان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Isfahan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Varzaneh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Gavkhuni-ye Shomali
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1283
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Qurtan (Persian: قورتان) is a village in, and the capital of, Gavkhuni-ye Shomali Rural District[2] of the Central District of Varzaneh County, Isfahan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,177 in 318 households, when it was in Gavkhuni Rural District of the former Bon Rud District of Isfahan County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,242 people in 378 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,283 people in 409 households.[5]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Varzaneh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Gavkhuni-ye Shomali Rural District.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qurtan, Varzaneh County . . 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Isfahan County under Isfahan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20151219010952/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110220 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 19 December 2015 . 8 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx . Excel . 19 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Isfahan County, Isfahan province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130005251/https://dotic.ir/news/9845 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 30 November 2021 . 27 April 1400 . 13 June 2023.