Molkan

Coordinates: 26°33′25″N 58°02′09″E / 26.55694°N 58.03583°E / 26.55694; 58.03583
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Molkan
Persian: ملكن
Village
Molkan is located in Iran
Molkan
Molkan
Coordinates: 26°33′25″N 58°02′09″E / 26.55694°N 58.03583°E / 26.55694; 58.03583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyBashagard
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSardasht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total685
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Molkan (Persian: ملكن)[3] is a village in Sardasht Rural District of the Central District of Bashagard County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 571 in 101 households, when it was in the former Bashagard District of Jask County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 743 people in 176 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bashagard County.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 685 people in 153 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2023). "Molkan, Bashagard County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Molkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075633" 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. 22. 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. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Davoodi, Parviz (28 July 1387). "Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.