Jowkan, Fars

For other places with the same name, see Jowkan.

Jowkan Persian: جوكان
Village
Jowkan
Coordinates: 29°02′21″N 52°34′15″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Firuzabad
District	Meymand
Rural District	Khvajehei
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	365
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jowkan (Persian: جوكان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Khvajehei Rural District of Meymand District, Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 293 in 72 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 282 people in 79 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 365 people in 106 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jookan, Jovakān, and Jowkān; also known as Jowvakān[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2024). "Jowkan, Firuzabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jowkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068123" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (21 July 1391) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Firuzabad County under Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.11363. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.