Meyghan
Persian: ميغان
Village
Meyghan is located in Iran
Meyghan
Meyghan
Coordinates: 31°48′54″N 59°27′54″E / 31.81500°N 59.46500°E / 31.81500; 59.46500[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyNehbandan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMeyghan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total664
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meyghan (Persian: ميغان, also Romanized as Meyghān, Maikhan, Maiqān, Maiqhān, Meyqān, and Mīghān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Meyghan Rural District of the Central District of Nehbandan County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 609 in 157 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 616 people in 177 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 664 people in 182 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2023). "Meyghan, Nehbandan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Meyghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074803" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. 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. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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