Ajqan
Persian: اجقان | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 37°03′53″N 57°19′28″E / 37.06472°N 57.32444°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Esfarayen |
District | Zorqabad |
Rural District | Zorqabad |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 279 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Ajqan (Persian: اجقان, also Romanized as Ajqān and Ajghān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Zorqabad Rural District of Zorqabad District, Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rezqabad.[5]
At the 2006 National Census, Ajqan's population was 513 in 139 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 396 people in 127 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 279 people in 101 households.[2]
In February 2023, Daman Kuh Rural District and Zorqabad Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Zorqabad District.[4]