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Peykan, Iran

Peykan, Iran

Village in Isfahan province, Iran

Peykan (Persian: پيكان)[lower-alpha 1] is a village in Jarqavieh Vosta Rural District of the Central District of Jarqavieh County, Isfahan province, Iran.

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At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,583 in 718 households, when it was in the former Jarqavieh Sofla District of Isfahan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,865 people in 903 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,760 people in 937 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jarqavieh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Nikabad as its capital.[6]

Notes

  1. Also Romanized as Peykān, Pāikān, and Pāyekān[3]

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (15 June 2023). "Peykan, Jarqavieh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Peykan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013140" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. [4]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. [6]
    Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Isfahan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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