Jowkan, Fars

Coordinates: 29°02′21″N 52°34′15″E / 29.03917°N 52.57083°E / 29.03917; 52.57083
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Jowkan
Persian: جوكان
Village
Jowkan is located in Iran
Jowkan
Jowkan
Coordinates: 29°02′21″N 52°34′15″E / 29.03917°N 52.57083°E / 29.03917; 52.57083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyFiruzabad
DistrictMeymand
Rural DistrictKhvajehei
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total365
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jowkan (Persian: جوكان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Khvajehei Rural District of Meymand District, Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 293 in 72 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 282 people in 79 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 365 people in 106 households.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Jowkān, Jookan, and Jovakān; also known as Jowvakān[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 September 2023). "Jowkan, Firuzabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Jowkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068123" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Firuzabad County under Fars province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.