Titkan
Persian: تيتكان
City
Titkan is located in Iran
Titkan
Titkan
Coordinates: 32°53′51″N 49°38′33″E / 32.89750°N 49.64250°E / 32.89750; 49.64250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyAligudarz
DistrictZalaqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total378
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Titkan (Persian: تيتكان, also Romanized as Tītkan and Tītakan; also known as Tītak)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Zalaqi District (formerly Besharat District) of Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 255 in 45 households, when it was a village in Zalaqi-ye Sharqi Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 431 people in 88 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 378 people in 95 households.[2]

After the census, the name of the district was changed to Zalaqi District[4] and the village was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 August 2023). "Titkan, Aligudarz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Titkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087527" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 October 2019). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Aligudarz County, Lorestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city". Khabarban (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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