Ajqan

Ajqan
Persian: اجقان
Village
Ajqan is located in Iran
Ajqan
Ajqan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°03′58″N 57°19′24″E / 37.06611°N 57.32333°E / 37.06611; 57.32333
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyEsfarayen
DistrictZorqabad
Rural DistrictZorqabad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
279
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ajqan (Persian: اجقان) is a village in, and the capital of, Zorqabad Rural District in Zorqabad District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rezqabad.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 513 in 139 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 396 people in 127 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 279 people in 101 households.

In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Zorqabad District.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Ajqān; also known as Ajghān
  2. ↑ Also known as Zorqabad

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Ajqan, دهستان رزق آباد, بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسفراین [Rezqabad Rural District, Central District of Esfarayen County], Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Ajqan at GEOnet Names Server
  4. 1 2 Mokhber, Mohammad (1 February 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1401/11/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان شمالی [‌Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 66803. Archived from the original on 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اسفراین تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 2B7C87B4-3C1A-4A1F-B54F-869E283A5AB0. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 9. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.