Mamqan
Persian: ممقان
City
Mamqan is located in Iran
Mamqan
Mamqan
Coordinates: 37°50′35″N 45°58′24″E / 37.84306°N 45.97333°E / 37.84306; 45.97333[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyCenter
DistrictMamqan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,892
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mamqan (Persian: ممقان; also Romanized as Mamqān and Mamaqān; also known as Māmāqān) [3] is a city in, and the capital of, Mamqan District of Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 10,872 in 3,258 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 13,359 people in 3,606 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,892 people in 3,937 households,[2] all Azerbaijanis. Mamqan is the largest producer of chickpeas in the world.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 February 2023). "Mamqan, Azarshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Mamqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073847" 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. 03. 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. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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