Torkan
Persian: تركان
Village
Torkan is located in Iran
Torkan
Torkan
Coordinates: 30°19′38″N 54°11′48″E / 30.32722°N 54.19667°E / 30.32722; 54.19667[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceYazd
CountyMarvast
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictHarabarjan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,332
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torkan (Persian: تركان, also Romanized as Torkān; also known as Arāvjūn, Barakān Herābarjān, Torkān-e-Harābarjān, Torkān-e Herābarjān, Torkūn, Towrkān, and Turkān)[3] is a village in Harabarjan Rural District of the Central District of Marvast County, Yazd province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 969 in 274 households, when it was in Marvast District of Khatam County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,136 people in 298 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,332 people in 429 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2] After the census, Marvast District was raised to county status and split into two districts.[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Torkan, Marvast County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Torkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055385" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Ishaq Jahangiri, First Vice President (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Khatam county, Yazd province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 21 January 2023.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.