Karchan, Markazi

For the village in Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Karchan.

Karchan Persian: كارچان
City
Karchan
Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 49°56′01″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
County	Arak
District	Masumiyeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,743
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karchan (Persian: كارچان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Masumiyeh District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Karchan's population was 3,530 in 964 households, when it was a village in Masumiyeh Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,752 people in 1,131 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Masumiyeh District. Karchan was elevated to the status of a city.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,743 people in 1,128 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kārchān; also known as Kārchon and Kharshān[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 January 2025). "Karchan, Arak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Markazi Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Karchan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069701" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 11 November 1388]. Approval letter of reforms and divisional changes in Markazi province. solh.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 163364/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika).
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Markazi 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): Markazi Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.