Titkan

Titkan Persian: تيتكان
City
Titkan
Coordinates: 32°53′51″N 49°38′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Aligudarz
District	Zalaqi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	378
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Titkan (Persian: تيتكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zalaqi District[b] of Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Titkan's population was 255 in 45 households, when it was a village in Zalaqi-ye Sharqi Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 431 people in 88 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population as 378 people in 95 households.[2]

After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Tītakan and Tītkan; also known as Tītak[3]
2. Formerly Besharat District[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 December 2024). "Titkan, Aligudarz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Lorestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Titkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087527" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "Approval of the reform of national divisions in nine provinces of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 9 April 2019 [Approved 22 December 1397]. Proposal 158389. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 10 October 1399]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Aligudarz County, Lorestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 59432; Letter 115506/T818. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Lorestan 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): Lorestan 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. "The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city". khabarban.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via Islamic Republic News Agency.