Aruchan

Coordinates: 35°50′48″N 49°12′18″E / 35.84667°N 49.20500°E / 35.84667; 49.20500
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Aruchan
Persian: اروچان
Village
Aruchan is located in Iran
Aruchan
Aruchan
Coordinates: 35°50′48″N 49°12′18″E / 35.84667°N 49.20500°E / 35.84667; 49.20500[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAvaj
DistrictAbgarm
Rural DistrictAbgarm
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total531
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aruchan (Persian: اروچان), also Romanized as Ārūchān, Aroochan, and Ārūjān; also known as Alūchān and Ūrchān,[3] is a village in Abgarm Rural District of Abgarm District, Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 654 in 155 households, when it was in Buin Zahra County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 527 people in 154 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 531 people in 182 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[6] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 May 2023). "Aruchan, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aruchan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053718" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 October 1390). "Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.