Yanqaq

For the administrative division, see Yanqaq Rural District.

Yanqaq Persian: ينقاق
City
Yanqaq
Coordinates: 37°17′48″N 55°22′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Galikash
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,919
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Yanqaq (Persian: ينقاق)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Yanqaq Rural District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Yanqaq's population was 4,600 in 1,013 households, when it was a village in Yanqaq Rural District of the former Galikash District of Minudasht County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,073 people in 1,085 households,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,919 people in 1,143 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

After the census, Yanqaq was elevated to the status of a city.^[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Yanqāq; also known as Banqāq^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Yanqaq, Galikash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Yanqaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088507" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.140. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. Divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior – via qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/?IDS=10503364040954659624 (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Galikash city, with the center of Galikash city, is created from the combination of the following sections under Golestan province: 2- Loveh section...
8. Mokhbar, Mohammad (16 July 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Approval regarding the national divisions in Galikash County, Golestan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 210280; Notification 24002/T58635AH. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.