Murchegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

Murchegan
Persian: مورچگان
Village
Murchegan is located in Iran
Murchegan
Murchegan
Coordinates: 31°45′19″N 51°08′15″E / 31.75528°N 51.13750°E / 31.75528; 51.13750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyBorujen
DistrictGandoman
Rural DistrictGandoman
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
635
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Murchegan (Persian: مورچگان)[a] is a village in Gandoman Rural District[4] of Gandoman District in Borujen County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Lurs.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 854 in 201 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 767 people in 232 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 635 people in 196 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mūrchegān; also known as Mūrcheh Gān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 March 2025). "Ants, Gandman Village, Wheat Sector, Borujen County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Murchegan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076035" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان بروجن تابعه استان چهارمحال بختیاری [‌Creation and formation of 7 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Borujen County, subordinate to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3049EF27-9B8C-4FAB-8628-FC5F0F13B1B6. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.