Makatu

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Makatu
Persian: مكتو
Village
Makatu is located in Iran
Makatu
Makatu
Coordinates: 37°19′05″N 47°08′03″E / 37.31806°N 47.13417°E / 37.31806; 47.13417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyHashtrud
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictCharuymaq-e Shomalesharqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
114
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Makatu (Persian: مكتو)[a] is a village in Charuymaq-e Shomalesharqi Rural District[4] of the Central District in Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 168 in 41 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 171 people in 51 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 114 people in 35 households.[2]

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Makatu" is derived from the Mongolian word meketü, meaning "sly".[7]:77

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