Darkhoveyn
Persian: دارخوين | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 30°44′44″N 48°25′42″E / 30.74556°N 48.42833°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Shadegan |
District | Darkhoveyn |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 5,655 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Darkhoveyn ( Persian: دارخوين) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Darkhoveyn District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Darkhoveyn Rural District. [4] The city is the merger of the former villages of Darkhoveyn, Shakht ol Khan, and Yukhan. [5] Darkhoveyn is the site of a nuclear facility.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Darkhoveyn's population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 4,745 in 870 households, when it was in Darkhoveyn Rural District of the Central District. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,759 people in 1,338 households, [7] by which time the villages had merged to form the new city of Darkhoveyn. [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,655 people in 1,458 households, [2] when the city and rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Darkhoveyn District. [4]
Darkhoveyn
Persian: دارخوين | |
---|---|
City | |
Coordinates: 30°44′44″N 48°25′42″E / 30.74556°N 48.42833°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Shadegan |
District | Darkhoveyn |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 5,655 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Darkhoveyn ( Persian: دارخوين) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Darkhoveyn District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Darkhoveyn Rural District. [4] The city is the merger of the former villages of Darkhoveyn, Shakht ol Khan, and Yukhan. [5] Darkhoveyn is the site of a nuclear facility.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Darkhoveyn's population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 4,745 in 870 households, when it was in Darkhoveyn Rural District of the Central District. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,759 people in 1,338 households, [7] by which time the villages had merged to form the new city of Darkhoveyn. [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,655 people in 1,458 households, [2] when the city and rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Darkhoveyn District. [4]