Maskutan (Persian: مسکوتان) is a village in, and the capital of, Maskutan Rural District[3] of the Central District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

Maskutan
Persian: مسکوتان
Village
Maskutan is located in Iran
Maskutan
Maskutan
Coordinates: 26°50′15″N 59°48′54″E / 26.83750°N 59.81500°E / 26.83750; 59.81500[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyFanuj
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMaskutan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,282
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,656 in 767 households, when it was in the former Fanuj District of Nik Shahr County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,112 people in 994 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,282 people in 1,108 households, by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 April 2023). "Maskutan, Fanuj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 9 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. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 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.