Margown
Persian: مارگون
City
Margown fields
Margown fields
Margown is located in Iran
Margown
Margown
Coordinates: 30°59′33″N 51°04′57″E / 30.99250°N 51.08250°E / 30.99250; 51.08250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyMargown
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,135
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Margown (Persian: مارگون; also Romanized as Mārgown and Māregūn; also known as Mārjān and Mārkān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Margown County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the district and of the county.[4] The city is also the administrative center for Margown Rural District.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,538 in 497 households, when it was in the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,706 people in 666 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,135 people in 797 households.[2]

In October 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Margown County, with the city of Margown as its capital.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 August 2023). "Margown, Margown County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Margown can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074145" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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