Meshkan

Coordinates: 29°28′33″N 54°19′58″E / 29.47583°N 54.33278°E / 29.47583; 54.33278
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For the administrative divisions, see Meshkan District and Meshkan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Meshkan.

Meshkan
Persian: مشكان
City
Meshkan is located in Iran
Meshkan
Meshkan
Coordinates: 29°28′33″N 54°19′58″E / 29.47583°N 54.33278°E / 29.47583; 54.33278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyNeyriz
DistrictMeshkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,617
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meshkan (Persian: مشكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkan District[b] of Neyriz County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Meshkan Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,630 in 1,196 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,580 people in 1,345 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,617 people in 1,458 households.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Meshkān and Moshkān; also known as Mishkūn and Moshgān[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Poshtkuh District (بخش پشتکوه)

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2023). "Meshkan, Neyriz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Meshkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075869" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Approval letter regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Fars province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. 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. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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