Juraqan

Juraqan
Persian: جورقان
City
Juraqan is located in Iran
Juraqan
Juraqan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°53′06″N 48°33′19″E / 34.88500°N 48.55528°E / 34.88500; 48.55528
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyHamadan
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1996[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
9,234
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Juraqan (Persian: جورقان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Hegmataneh Rural District.[4] The village of Juraqan was converted to a city in 1996.[1]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,851 in 2,311 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,262 people in 2,769 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,234 people in 3,042 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Jowraqān and Jūraqān; also known as Jarūqān, Jooraghan, Jūrūghan, and Jūzghān[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (18 September 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/06/28 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستاهای جورقان و ازندریان به شهر [‌Conversion of Juraqan and Azandarian villages into cities]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 3664/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Juraqan at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [مصوب (Approved) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ايجاد و تشكيل 38 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مكانها در قسمتي از شهرستان همدان تابع استان همدان [‌Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Hamadan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2026.