Bakran

For the village in India, see Bakrana. For the town in Pakistan, see Bakrani.

Bakran Persian: بكران
Village
Bakran
Coordinates: 36°34′52″N 55°51′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Meyami
District	Central
Rural District	Kalat-e Hay-ye Sharqi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,266
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bakran (Persian: بكران)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kalat-e Hay-ye Sharqi Rural District[4] of the Central District of Meyami County, Semnan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,350 in 360 households, when it was in the former Meyami District of Shahrud County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,269 people in 406 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,266 people in 425 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Meyami County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bakrān and Bokrān[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 January 2025). "Bakran, Meyami County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Semnan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bakran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054910" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (25 August 1391) [Approvded 4 October 1366]. Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrud County under Semnan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11953; Notification 118522/T956. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Semnan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Semnan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (3 July 1390) [Approved 6 February 1390]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Semnan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 13216/M; Notification 115040/T36080H. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Council.