Margown

City in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Margown (Persian: مارگون)[a] is a city in the Central District of Margown County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Margown Rural District.[5]

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Margown
Persian: مارگون
City
Margown fields
Margown fields
Margown is located in Iran
Margown
Margown
Coordinates: 30°59′33″N 51°04′57″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyMargown
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
3,135
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,538 in 497 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,706 people in 666 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,135 people in 797 households.[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Margown County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Margown as the county's capital.[4]

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Māregūn and Mārgown; also known as Mārjān and Mārkān[3]

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