Malek Ashtar Garrison

For other places with a similar name, see Malek-e Ashtar.

Malek Ashtar Garrison Persian: پادگان مالک اشتر
Village and Military Installation
Malek Ashtar Garrison
Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 49°48′35″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
County	Arak
District	Central
Rural District	Hajjiabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,447
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Malek Ashtar Garrison (Persian: پادگان مالک اشتر)[a] is a village and military installation in Hajjiabad Rural District of the Central District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 231 in 64 households, when it was in Masumiyeh Rural District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,668 people in 91 households,[4] by which time Malek Ashtar Garrison had been transferred to Hajjiabad Rural District created in the district.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,447 people in 51 households. It was the most populous locality in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Romanized as Pādegān-e Mālek Ashtar

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 January 2025). "Malek Ashtar Garrison, 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. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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).