Shivavakan
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Shivavakan
Persian: شيواوكان | |
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Village | |
  Shivavakan | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′47″N 45°25′02″E / 36.34639°N 45.41722°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Mirabad |
| District | Zab |
| Rural District | Melkari-ye Sharqi |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 151 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Shivavakan (Persian: شيواوكان)[a] is a village in Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District[4] of Zab District in Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 176 in 26 households, when it was in Gavork-e Nalin Rural District of Vazineh District[b] in Sardasht County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 160 people in 38 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 151 people in 36 households.[2]
In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District. Shivavakan was transferred to Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District created in the new Zab District.[4]
