Howtan

Coordinates: 37°56′21″N 55°28′42″E / 37.93917°N 55.47833°E / 37.93917; 55.47833
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Howtan
Persian: هوتن
Village
Howtan is located in Iran
Howtan
Howtan
Coordinates: 37°56′21″N 55°28′42″E / 37.93917°N 55.47833°E / 37.93917; 55.47833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGonbad-e Kavus
DistrictDashli Borun
Rural DistrictKerend
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,333
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Howtan (Persian: هوتن), also Romanized as Hūtan; also known as Hot Tan,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Kerend Rural District of Dashli Borun District, Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Korand,[5] now a city.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,892 in 324 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,147 people in 517 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,333 people in 633 households.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 February 2024). "Howtan, Gonbad-e Kavus County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Howtan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067061" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2021). "Approvals of the Government Board of the second decade of August 1400: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province". SDIL (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. 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. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.