Eshkik

Village in Gilan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eshkik (Persian: اشکیک)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Eshkik Rural District[5][b] in Chukam District of Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam,[6] now the city of Chukam.[7]

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Eshkik
Persian: اشکیک
Village
Eshkik is located in Iran
Eshkik
Eshkik
Coordinates: 37°21′23″N 49°38′24″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyKhomam
DistrictChukam
Rural DistrictEshkik
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
1,451
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,905 in 528 households, when it was in the former Khomam District of Rasht County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,505 people in 491 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,451 people in 502 households.[3]

In 2020, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Chukam District.[5]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Ashkīk and Eshkīk; also known as Ishkik[4]
  2. [b]
    Formerly Chukam Rural District

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