Kangan, Hormozgan

For the administrative division, see Kangan Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Kangan.

Kangan
Persian: گنگان
Village
Kangan is located in Iran
Kangan
Kangan
Coordinates: 25°51′46″N 57°27′44″E / 25.86278°N 57.46222°E / 25.86278; 57.46222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyJask
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKangan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
509
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kangan (Persian: گنگان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kangan Rural District of the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 213 in 47 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 499 people in 66 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 509 people in 96 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kangān; also known as Gangān and Gankān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 November 2024). "Kangan, Jask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Kangan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069532" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of two districts and eight rural districts in Jask County in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/5/1/92031. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan 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.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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