Somghan

Somghan (Persian: سمغان, also Romanized as Somghān and Samghān; also known as Samqān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Somghan Rural District of the Central District of Kuhchenar County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

For the administrative division, see Somghan Rural District.

Somghan
Persian: سمغان
Village
Somghan is located in Iran
Somghan
Somghan
Coordinates: 29°52′37″N 51°39′56″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyKuhchenar
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSomghan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,188
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,128 in 414 households, when it was in the former Chenar Shahijan District of Kazerun County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,677 people in 447 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,188 people in 336 households.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhchenar County.[4]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 September 2023). "Somghan, Kuhchenar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "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. Somghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082147" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Kazerun County of Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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