Behkandan

Behkandan
Persian: بهكندان
Village
Behkandan is located in Iran
Behkandan
Behkandan
Coordinates: 35°16′21″N 49°05′57″E / 35.27250°N 49.09917°E / 35.27250; 49.09917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyDargazin
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictDargazin-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
871
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Behkandan (Persian: بهكندان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,010 in 241 households, when it was in Darjazin-e Sofla Rural District[b] of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 900 people in 280 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 871 people in 280 households.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Dargazin-e Sofla Rural District. Behkandan was transferred to Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District created in the district.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Behkandān and Boḩkandān; also known as Būkandān[3]
  2. ^ Renamed Dargazin-e Sofla Rural District[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Behkandan, Dargazin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Behkandan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055943" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 8 December 1397]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 189350. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan 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): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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