Malekan
Persian: ملكان | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°09′00″N 46°06′15″E / 37.15000°N 46.10417°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Malekan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 27,431 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Malekan (Persian: ملکان), Romanized as Malekān; formerly, Malik Kandi (Azerbaijani: مَلِکْ کَنْدی), also Romanized as Malek Kandī and Malikkand,[3] is a city in the Central District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 23,989 in 6,356 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 25,312 people in 7,284 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 27,431 people in 8,467 households.[2]