Ajqan

Ajqan
Persian: اجقان
Village
Ajqan
Coordinates: 37°03′58″N 57°19′24″E / 37.06611°N 57.32333°E / 37.06611; 57.32333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyEsfarayen
DistrictZorqabad
Rural DistrictZorqabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
279
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ajqan (Persian: اجقان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Zorqabad Rural District in Zorqabad District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rezqabad.[5][b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 513 in 139 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 396 people in 127 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 279 people in 101 households.[2]

In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Zorqabad District.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Ajqān; also known as Ajghān[3]
  2. ^ Also known as Zorqabad

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Ajqan, دهستان رزق آباد, بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسفراین [Rezqabad Rural District, Central District of Esfarayen County], Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ajqan at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (1 February 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1401/11/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان شمالی [‌Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 66803. Archived from the original on 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اسفراین تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 2B7C87B4-3C1A-4A1F-B54F-869E283A5AB0. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 9. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.