Sang Darka

For the village in Behshahr County, see Sang Darreh.

Sang Darka
Persian: سنگ درکا
Village
Sang Darka
Coordinates: 36°20′49″N 52°15′27″E / 36.34694°N 52.25750°E / 36.34694; 52.25750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyAmol
DistrictEmamzadeh Abdollah
Rural DistrictBala Khiyaban-e Litkuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
9
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sang Darka (Persian: سنگ درکا)[a] is a mountainous village in Bala Khiyaban-e Litkuh Rural District[3] of Emamzadeh Abdollah District in Amol County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Demographics

Language and religion

The village's people speak Mazandarani and Persian and are Shia Muslim.[4]

Sang Darka population history
YearPop.±%
1950 230[4]—    
1956 310[5]+34.8%
1966 97[6]−68.7%
1976 80[7]−17.5%
1986 15[8]−81.2%
2006 10[9]−33.3%
2011 22[10]+120.0%
2016 9[2]−59.1%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was below the reporting threshold, when it was in the Central District.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 22 people in eight households,[12] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Emamzadeh Abdollah District.[13] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as nine people in five households.[2]

Overview

Sang Darka used to be a malaria hotspot due to its temperate climate.[4] The village has had no healthcare or education facilities except for a hammam.[8] Its only agricultural activities are animal husbandry, and dairy and honey products.[4]

It is famous for its waterfall which is inside the Hyrcanian forests. Sang Darka village and waterfall are in the forested northern slopes of the Alborz mountains. Its weather is hot and humid in summer and cool in winter, during which the waterfall may freeze.[14]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Sang Darkā; also known as Sang Dargah

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. "سنگ درگاه, دهستان بالاخیابان لیتکوه, بخش امامزاده عبدالله [Sang Darka, Bala Khiyaban-e Litkuh Rural District, Emamzadeh Abdollah District], Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian).
  2. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 4 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان تنکابن تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms, places in Amol County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11698.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Sang Darka, Amol - Province No.2" (PDF) (in Persian). Retrieved 19 October 2025., from the Geographical Culture of Iran, Vol 3 - Province No.2, page 25, Geographical bureau of Army Headquarters, published September 1950, Author: Hosseyn Ali Razmara
  5. ^ "Detailed Report of Amol Census area" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. July 1959 [Data gathered on November 1956]. p. 18. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ^ "1966 Census Results: Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. September 1969 [Data gathered on November 1966]. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ^ "1976 Census Results: Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. September 1982 [Data gathered on November 1976]. p. 22. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b "1986 census results: Amol, Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. pp. 26, 27. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Sang Darka village, Mazandaran". data.roostanet.con (in Persian). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 October 2016.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  12. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran 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.
  13. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 August 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/05/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان هاي ساري و آمل [‌Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/126400. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Sang Darka Waterfall". safarmarket.com (in Persian). Airsa Company. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.


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