Junqan

Junqan (Persian: جونقان, also Romanized as Jūnqān, Jūnaqān, Jūneqān, and Jūnoqān; also known as Jooneghan)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Junqan District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.

For the administrative divisions, see Junqan District and Junqan Rural District.

Junqan
Persian: جونقان
City
Junqan is located in Iran
Junqan
Junqan
Coordinates: 32°09′11″N 50°41′16″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyFarsan
DistrictJunqan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,433
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 14,660 in 3,437 households, when it was one of the three cities in the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,800 people in 3,933 households, by which time it became the center of recently established Junqan District.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,433 people in 4,154 households.[2] The city is mostly populated by Qashqai Turkic people and Lurs.[6]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 April 2023). "Junqan, Farsan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Junqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068195" 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. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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