Tilku

For the administrative division, see Tilakuh Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Tilakuh.

Tilku Persian: تيلكو
Village
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Coordinates: 36°08′26″N 46°44′49″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Saqqez
District	Emam
Rural District	Tilakuh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	939
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tilku (Persian: تيلكو)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Tilakuh Rural District of Emam District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 966 in 201 households, when it was in Ziviyeh District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,093 people in 262 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 939 people in 258 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Emam District.[8] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Tīlkū; also known as Īrān Khvāh, Īrān Shāh, Mīrānshāh, Mīrzā Īrānshāh, and Tīlkūh[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 December 2024). "Tilku, Saqqez County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Tilku can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067261" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 August 2019) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Saqqez County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.1406. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan 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.
8. "Santeh of Saqqez County was promoted to a city". javanonline.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Young News Agency.