Akhand
Persian: اخند
Village
Akhand is located in Iran
Akhand
Akhand
Coordinates: 27°26′10″N 52°45′08″E / 27.43611°N 52.75222°E / 27.43611; 52.75222[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyAsaluyeh
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictAkhand
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total6,775
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akhand (Persian: اخند, also Romanized as Akhand; also known as Ākhownd and Ākhūnd)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Akhand Rural District of the Central District of Asaluyeh County, Bushehr province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,492 in 455 households, when it was in Asaluyeh Rural District of the former Asaluyeh District of Kangan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,918 people in 618 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,775 people in 906 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Asaluyeh as its capital.[4] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 March 2023). "Akhand, Asaluyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Akhand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052196" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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