Margan, Sistan and Baluchestan

Margan (Persian: مارگان, also Romanized as Mārgān; also known as Marghān, Mārgūn, and Morghān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Margan Rural District of the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4]

For the administrative division, see Margan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Margan.

Margan
Persian: مارگان
Village
Margan is located in Iran
Margan
Margan
Coordinates: 31°09′14″N 61°42′25″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyHirmand
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMargan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total219
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 207 in 45 households, when it was in the former Hirmand District of Zabol County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 180 people in 52 households.[6] By the time of the census, Hirmand District had been separated from Zabol County to form Hirmand County. It was then divided into the Central and Qorqori Districts.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 219 people in 72 households.[2]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 April 2023). "Margan, Hirmand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Margan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3781592" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Davodi, Parviz (3 May 2016). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Zabol County". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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