Vayqan

City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

City in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Vayqan
Persian: وايقان
City
38°07′44″N 45°42′49″E / 38.12889°N 45.71361°E / 38.12889; 45.71361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyShabestar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,678
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Vayqan (Persian: وايقان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,091 in 1,095 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,298 people in 1,273 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,678 people in 1,501 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Vayeqān and Vāyqān; also known as Vaighan, Vayagan, and Vāygān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Vayqan, Shabestar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Vayqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088277" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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