Machan (Persian: مچان) is a village in, and the capital of, Machan Rural District of Kishkur District, Sarbaz County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3]

Machan
Persian: مچان
Village
Machan is located in Iran
Machan
Machan
Coordinates: 26°32′05″N 61°00′20″E / 26.53472°N 61.00556°E / 26.53472; 61.00556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountySarbaz
DistrictKishkur
Rural DistrictMachan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total377
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 170 in 39 households, when it was in Kishkur Rural District of the former Sarbaz District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 80 people in 18 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 377 people in 102 households.[2]

In September 2018, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Kishkur District, which was divided into two rural districts.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 April 2023). "Machan, Sarbaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Sarbaz County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.