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]

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]
 • Total509
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

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Population

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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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  Iran portal

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 September 2023). "Kangan, Jask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. 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 (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of two districts and eight rural districts in Jask County in Hormozgan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. 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. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.