Torshakan

Torshakan
Persian: ترشكان
Village
Torshakan
Coordinates: 36°54′15″N 45°49′26″E / 36.90417°N 45.82389°E / 36.90417; 45.82389[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMahabad
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMokriyan-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
579
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torshakan (Persian: ترشكان)[a] is a village in Mokriyan-e Sharqi Rural District[4] of the Central District in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 404 in 88 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 498 people in 140 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 579 people in 164 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Torshakān; also known as Torshkanān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 October 2025). "Torshakan, دهستان مکریان شرقی, بخش مرکزی مهاباد [Mokriyan-e Sharqi Rural District, Central District of Mahabad], Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Torshakan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "346469" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (25 November 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/09/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان مهاباد تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mahabad County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] DBDDF3BD-471A-4F3D-A721-5E98F11989BE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 16. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.