Holunchekan

For the administrative division, see Holunchekan Rural District.

Holunchekan Persian: هلونچگان
Village
Holunchekan
Coordinates: 26°15′22″N 60°45′32″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Qasr-e Qand
District	Central
Rural District	Holunchekan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,294
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Holunchekan (Persian: هلونچكان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Holunchekan Rural District[4] of the Central District of Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,017 in 178 households, when it was in the former Qasr-e Qand District of Nik Shahr County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,177 people in 260 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,294 people in 300 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qasr-e Qand 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 Holūnchekān; also known as ’Alūb Chekān, Helān Chekān, Holān Chokān, and Holonchekān[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 January 2025). "Holunchekan, Qasr-e Qand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Holunchekan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066315" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 25 December 1364]. Approval letter regarding the definitions and regulations of divisions of Chahahar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 17022/M. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan 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): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 29 September 1391]. Carrying out reforms of national divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 5603/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.