Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 49°56′01″E / 34.10000°N 49.93361°E / 34.10000; 49.93361

Karchan, Markazi

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For the village in Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Karchan.

Karchan
Persian: كارچان
City
Karchan is located in Iran
Karchan
Karchan
Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 49°56′01″E / 34.10000°N 49.93361°E / 34.10000; 49.93361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyArak
DistrictMasumiyeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,743
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karchan (Persian: كارچان), also Romanized as Kārchān; also known as Kārchon and Kharshān,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Masumiyeh District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,530 in 964 households, when it was in Masumiyeh Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,752 people in 1,131 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Masumiyeh District, and the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,743 people in 1,128 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2023). "Karchan, Arak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Karchan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069701" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 November 1388). "Approval letter of reforms and divisional changes in Markazi province". SOLH (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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