Lakan, Gilan

For the administrative division, see Lakan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Lakan.

Lakan
Persian: لاكان
Village
Lakan, Gilan in 2025
Lakan in 2025
Lakan is located in Iran
Lakan
Lakan
Coordinates: 37°12′33″N 49°35′38″E / 37.20917°N 49.59389°E / 37.20917; 49.59389[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyRasht
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictLakan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
284
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lakan (Persian: لاكان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Lakan Rural District[4] in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.

History

At the time of the 1976 census, Lakan had power but not tap water. It also had mosque, medical clinic, shop, bakery, and elementary school.[5] In 1986, the village also had a middle school and its road connection was asphalt.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 5,314 in 1,463 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 302 people in 89 households as parts of the village was incorporated to Rasht city municipality.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 284 people in 107 households.[2]

Lakan Population History
YearPop.±%
1956 1,040[9]—    
1966 1,495[10]+43.8%
1976 1,560[5]+4.3%
1986 2,551[6]+63.5%
2006 5,314+108.3%
2011 302−94.3%
2016 284−6.0%

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Lākān; also known as Sīmbar-e Lākān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2024). "مجتمع لاکانشهر [Lakan Shahr Complex], Lakan Shahr, دهستان لاکان, بخش مرکزی رشت [Lakan Rural District, Central District of Rasht], Rasht County, Gilan Province, 41969-76386, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Lakan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072770" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان رشت تابع استان گیلان [‌Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rasht County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] C35DB6DE-B663-4A45-9A71-1834E43F3B87. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 6. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "1976 Census Results: Gilan" (PDF), Public Statistical Archives (in Persian), vol. 8, Statistical Center of Iran, p. 34, 1980 [Data from November 1976]
  6. ^ a b "1986 Census Results: Gilan-Rasht" (PDF), Public Statistical Archives (in Persian), Statistical Center of Iran, p. 36, 1986
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Detailed Report of Rasht Census Area" (PDF), Public Statistical Archives (in Persian), vol. 10, Statistical Center of Iran, p. 18, 1959 [Data from November 1956]
  10. ^ "1966 Census Results: Gilan" (PDF), Public Statistical Archives (in Persian), Statistical Center of Iran, p. 101


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