Holunchekan

For the administrative division, see Holunchekan Rural District.

Holunchekan
Persian: هلونچگان
Village
Holunchekan is located in Iran
Holunchekan
Holunchekan
Coordinates: 26°15′19″N 60°45′36″E / 26.25528°N 60.76000°E / 26.25528; 60.76000[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyQasr-e Qand
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictHolunchekan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,294
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Holunchekan (Persian: هلونچكان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Holunchekan Rural District[4] of the Central District of Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,017 in 178 households, when it was in the former Qasr-e Qand District of Nik Shahr County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,177 people in 260 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,294 people in 300 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qasr-e Qand County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Holūnchekān; also known as ’Alūb Chekān, Helān Chekān, Holān Chokān, and Holonchekān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 April 2023). "Holunchekan, Qasr-e Qand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Holunchekan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066315" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (25 December 1364). "Approval letter regarding the definitions and regulations of divisions of Chahahar County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Carrying out reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.


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