Vachak Ab
Persian: وچكاب | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°55′42″N 47°34′23″E / 32.92833°N 47.57306°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ilam |
County | Abdanan |
District | Sarab Bagh |
Rural District | Vach Kabud |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 621 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Vachak Ab (Persian: وچكاب)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Vach Kabud Rural District of Sarab Bagh District, Abdanan County, Ilam province, Iran.[4] The village is populated by both Kurds and Lurs.[5] Smoking is forbidden in the village.[6]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 552 in 103 households, when it was in Cham Kabud Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 614 people in 133 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 621 people in 174 households, by which time some villages had been transferred to Jaber-e Ansar Rural District in the Central District and some to the newly established Vach Kabud Rural District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]