Hokmabad

Coordinates: 36°37′47″N 57°35′55″E / 36.62972°N 57.59861°E / 36.62972; 57.59861
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Hokmabad
Persian: حكم اباد
City
Hokmabad is located in Iran
Hokmabad
Hokmabad
Coordinates: 36°37′47″N 57°35′55″E / 36.62972°N 57.59861°E / 36.62972; 57.59861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyJoveyn
DistrictAtamalek
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,824
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Hokmabad (Persian: حكم اباد, also Romanized as Ḩokmābād and Hukmābād)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Atamalek District, Joveyn County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Hokmabad Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,419 in 919 households, when it was a village in Hokmabad Rural District of the former Joveyn District of Sabzevar County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,695 people in 1,090 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joveyn County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,824 people in 1,143 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Hokmabad was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 April 2023). "Hokmabad, Joveyn County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Hokmabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066679" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Sabzevar County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Hokmabad village of Joveyn County became a city". Quds Online (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.