Vachak Ab

Coordinates: 32°55′42″N 47°34′23″E / 32.92833°N 47.57306°E / 32.92833; 47.57306
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Vachak Ab
Persian: وچكاب
Village
Vachak Ab is located in Iran
Vachak Ab
Vachak Ab
Vachak Ab is located in Ilam Province
Vachak Ab
Vachak Ab
Coordinates: 32°55′42″N 47°34′23″E / 32.92833°N 47.57306°E / 32.92833; 47.57306[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyAbdanan
DistrictSarab Bagh
Rural DistrictVach Kabud
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total621
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Vachak Ab (Persian: وچكاب), also Romanized as Vachak Āb,[3] 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 June 2023). "Vachak Ab, Abdanan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Vachak Ab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3765141" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 November 2013). "Cham Kabud separated from Sarab Bagh and joined the Central District of Abdanan". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1384864 [dead link]
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.