Arandan

For the administrative division, see Arandan Rural District.

Arandan Persian: آرندان
Village
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Coordinates: 35°23′10″N 46°54′58″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Sanandaj
District	Central
Rural District	Arandan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,106
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arandan (Persian: آرندان)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Arandan Rural District of the Central District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,570 in 359 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,187 people in 567 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,106 people in 601 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ārandān and Arandān; also known as Aranan, Arenān, Ārnān, and Randān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 August 2023). "Arandan, Sanandaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Arandan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053530" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sanandaj County under Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 18 May 1366. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
5. "Language distribution: Kordestan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. 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. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.