Akand
Persian: اكند | |
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Coordinates: 36°41′49″N 53°04′46″E / 36.69694°N 53.07944°E / 36.69694; 53.07944[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Mazandaran |
County | Sari |
District | Rudpey |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,416 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Akand (Persian: اكند)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District of Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,407 in 378 households, when it was a village in Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,354 people in 443 households, by which time it was in the newly established Rudpey District.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,416 people in 485 households, when it was in the newly formed Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Akand was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
Mazandaran Province, Iran | |
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