Marganlar
Persian: مرگنلر | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 39°08′46″N 44°57′11″E / 39.14611°N 44.95306°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Showt |
District | Qarah Quyun |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,294 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Marganlar (Persian: مرگنلر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qarah Quyun District of Showt County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population (as the total of the constituent villages merged to later form the city) was 2,423 in 533 households, when it was in Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District of Showt District, Maku County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,247 people in 615 households,[6] by which time the villages of Margan-e Azizabad, Margan-e Esmail Kandi, Margan-e Qadim, and Margan-e Vasat had merged to form the new city of Marganlar,[7] and the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County.[3] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,294 people in 642 households.[2]