Shamkan
Persian: شامکان
City
Shamkan is located in Iran
Shamkan
Shamkan
Coordinates: 35°59′53″N 58°11′56″E / 35.99806°N 58.19889°E / 35.99806; 58.19889[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySheshtamad
DistrictShamkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,882
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamkan (Persian: شامكان, also Romanized as Shāmkān; also known as Shāhmakān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Shamkan District of Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Shamkan Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,102 in 541 households, when it was a village in Shamkan Rural District of the former Sheshtamad District of Sabzevar County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,439 people in 710 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,882 people in 581 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

In February 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sheshtamad County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Sheshtomad as its capital.[4] The village of Shamkan was later elevated to the status of a city and became the capital of Shamkan District.[8]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 May 2023). "Shamkan, Sheshtamad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Shamkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084418" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (21 February 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Razavi 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 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Vahidi, Ahmad. "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities". Rusta News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.


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