Lakan Rural District

Coordinates: 37°08′00″N 49°33′36″E / 37.13333°N 49.56000°E / 37.13333; 49.56000
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Lakan Rural District
Persian: دهستان لاكان
Lakan Rural District is located in Iran
Lakan Rural District
Lakan Rural District
Coordinates: 37°08′00″N 49°33′36″E / 37.13333°N 49.56000°E / 37.13333; 49.56000[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyRasht
DistrictCentral
CapitalLakan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total15,209
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان لاكان)[3] is in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Lakan.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 21,251 in 5,923 households.[6] There were 11,480 inhabitants in 3,067 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 15,209 in 3,428 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Ravajir, with 4,728 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2023). "Lakan Rural District (Rasht County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rasht County under Gilan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.