Rankuh

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Rankuh
Persian: رانكوه
City
Rankuh is located in Iran
Rankuh
Rankuh
Coordinates: 37°03′08″N 50°14′12″E / 37.05222°N 50.23667°E / 37.05222; 50.23667[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CountyAmlash
DistrictRankuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,154
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rankuh (Persian: رانكوه), also Romanized as Rānkūh;[3] formerly the village of Shabkhus Lat (شبخوس لات), is a city in, and the capital of, Rankuh District of Amlash County, in Gilan province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 956 in 266 households.[4] The following census in 2011 noted a substantial increase in population to 2,224 people in 669 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,154 people in 749 households.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 October 2023). "Rankuh, Amlash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rankuh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10978393" 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. 01. 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. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.