Chukam District

Chukam District

Persian: بخش چوکام
Chukam District Persian: بخش چوکام
District
	Chukam District
	Coordinates: 37°22′54″N 49°36′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Khomam
Capital	Chukam
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	13,533
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chukam District (Persian: بخش چوکام) is in Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chukam.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, tbe region's population (as the former Chukam Rural District of the former Khomam District of Rasht County) was 15,772 in 4,388 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,314 people in 4,572 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, there were 13,533 inhabitants in 4,576 households.[2]

In August 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city.[3] In March 2023, the village of Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam in Chukam District was elevated to the status of a city as Chukam.[6]

Chukam District Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Eshkik Rural District²	15,772	14,314	13,533
Forshki Rural District³
Chukam (city)⁴
Total	15,772	14,314	13,533
¹As a part of Rasht County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses ²Formerly Chukam Rural District ³Established after the 2016 census[3] ⁴Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2023). "Chukam District (Khomam County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2023). "Chukam District (Khomam County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Khomam_County-3] Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Chukam_City-6] "According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.