Torkan, Yazd

For other places with the same name, see Torkan.

Torkan Persian: تركان
Village
Torkan
Coordinates: 30°19′36″N 54°11′47″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Marvast
District	Central
Rural District	Harabarjan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,332
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torkan (Persian: تركان)^[a] is a village in Harabarjan Rural District of the Central District of Marvast County, Yazd province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 969 in 274 households, when it was in Marvast District of Khatam County.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,136 people in 298 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,332 people in 429 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Marvast County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[6]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Torkān; also known as Arāvjūn, Barakān Herābarjān, Torkān-e-Harābarjān, Torkān-e Herābarjān, Torkūn, Towrkān, and Turkān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 November 2024). "Torkan, Marvast County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Torkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055385" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
6. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 27 April 1400]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Khatam County, Yazd province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 17958. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.