Shamkan

For the administrative divisions, see Shamkan District and Shamkan Rural District. For the villages in Lorestan province, see Shamkan-e Olya and Shamkan-e Sofla.

Shamkan
Persian: شامکان
City
Shamkan is located in Iran
Shamkan
Shamkan
Coordinates: 35°59′54″N 58°12′01″E / 35.99833°N 58.20028°E / 35.99833; 58.20028[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySheshtamad
DistrictShamkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,882
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamkan (Persian: شامكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shamkan District of Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Shamkan Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shamkan's population was 2,102 in 541 households, when it was a village in Shamkan Rural District of the former Sheshtamad District of Sabzevar County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,439 people in 710 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,882 people in 581 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Shamkan District.[4] Shamkan was elevated to the status of a city in 2022.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Shāmkān; also known as Shāhmakān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Shamkan, Sheshtamad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shamkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084418" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2020) [Approved 21 February 2019]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 129353; Notification 17279/T55048H. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 6 October 1391 [Approved 4 October 1366]. Proposal 41.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ Vahidi, Ahmad (26 March 2022). "The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities". rustanews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.


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