Ajqan

Ajqan

Persian: اجقان
Ajqan Persian: اجقان
Village
	Ajqan
	Coordinates: 37°03′53″N 57°19′28″E / 37.06472°N 57.32444°E / 37.06472; 57.32444
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Esfarayen
District	Zorqabad
Rural District	Zorqabad
Population (2016)
• Total	279
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ajqan (Persian: اجقان, also Romanized as Ajqān and Ajghān)^[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Zorqabad Rural District of Zorqabad District, Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran.^[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rezqabad.^[5]

At the 2006 National Census, Ajqan's population was 513 in 139 households, when it was in the Central District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 396 people in 127 households.^[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 279 people in 101 households.^[2]

In February 2023, Daman Kuh Rural District and Zorqabad Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Zorqabad District.^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 January 2024). "Ajqan, Esfarayen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Ajqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "218979" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ a b "Explaining the details of changes in country divisions in North Khorasan". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 January 2024). "Ajqan, Esfarayen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Ajqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "218979" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Bam_and_Safiabad_County-4] "Explaining the details of changes in country divisions in North Khorasan". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[Esfarayen_RDs-5] Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[2006_census-6] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-7] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.