Nikabad Explained
| Nikabad |
| Native Name: | Persian: نيك آباد |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Isfahan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jarqavieh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4364 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Nikabad (Persian: نيك آباد) is a city in the Central District of Jarqavieh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It is also the administrative center for Jarqavieh Vosta Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Language
The town is Persian-speaking.[4]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,164 in 1,156 households, when it was in the former Jarqavieh Sofla District of Isfahan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,303 people in 1,327 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,364 people in 1,442 households.[7]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jarqavieh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each. Nikabad was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2]
Notable people
Prominent Iranian cleric brothers Hassan Sanei and Yousef Saanei are from Nikabad.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Nikabad, Jarqavieh County . . 15 June 2023 . 15 June 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Isfahan province . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20210908090601/www.rrk.ir/Laws/ShowLaw.aspx?Code=23576 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 8 September 2021 . 5 August 2021 . 15 June 2023.
- 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.
- Web site: Atlas of the Languages of Iran .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
