Torkan, Yazd

Coordinates: 30°19′38″N 54°11′48″E / 30.32722°N 54.19667°E / 30.32722; 54.19667
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Torkan
Persian: تركان
Village
Torkan is located in Iran
Torkan
Torkan
Coordinates: 30°19′38″N 54°11′48″E / 30.32722°N 54.19667°E / 30.32722; 54.19667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyMarvast
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictHarabarjan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,332
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torkan (Persian: تركان)[a] is a village in Harabarjan Rural District of the Central District of Marvast County, Yazd province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 969 in 274 households, when it was in Marvast District of Khatam County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,136 people in 298 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,332 people in 429 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Marvast County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Marvast as its capital and only city.[6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Torkān; also known as Arāvjūn, Barakān Herābarjān, Torkān-e-Harābarjān, Torkān-e Herābarjān, Torkūn, Towrkān, and Turkān[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Torkan, Marvast County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Torkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055385" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Khatam County, Yazd province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.