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Akand

Akand
Persian: اكند
City
Akand is located in Iran
Akand
Akand
Coordinates: 36°41′45″N 53°04′45″E / 36.69583°N 53.07917°E / 36.69583; 53.07917[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountySari
DistrictRudpey
Established as a city2020[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
1,416
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akand (Persian: اكند)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District[6] in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District[7][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Firuz Kandeh-ye Olya.[8]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Akand's population was 1,407 in 378 households, when it was a village in Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District[c] of the Central District.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 1,354 people in 443 households,[11] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Rudpey District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,416 people in 485 households, when the rural district had been renamed Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District.[9] The village was the most populous in its rural district.[4]

Akand was converted to a city in 2020.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Ākand; also known as Akant[5]
  2. ^ Formerly Rudpey Rural District[8] and Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District[9]
  3. ^ Formerly Rudpey Rural District[8]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 October 2024). "Saleh Abad, دهستان رودپی شرقی, بخش رودپی [Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District, Rudpey District], Sari County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ "M3WH+8MM Akand, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (2 December 2020) [منتشر شده در 12 آذر 1399 (Published on 12 Azar 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. روستای آکند شهر می شود [‌Akand village becomes a city]. سافت اینجا [Saft Inja] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Akand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052134" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 August 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/05/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان هاي ساري و آمل [‌Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/126400. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان تنکابن تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tonekabon County (sic) under Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 19149FE2-0FF1-45F7-AF98-CA2FC89789D4. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مازندران [‌Changes in the national divisions in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.275. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 4/5/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در بخش رودپی شهرستان ساری در استان مازندران [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Rudpey District of Sari County in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 161875/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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