Abdanan
Persian: آبدانان
City
Landscape near Abdanan
Landscape near Abdanan
Abdanan is located in Iran
Abdanan
Abdanan
Abdanan is located in Ilam Province
Abdanan
Abdanan
Coordinates: 32°59′32″N 47°25′16″E / 32.99222°N 47.42111°E / 32.99222; 47.42111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyAbdanan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,946
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abdanan (Persian: آبدانان; Kurdish: ئاودانان, romanized: Awdanan)[3] is a city in the Central District of Abdanan County, Ilam province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 21,662 in 4,618 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 22,901 people in 5,536 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 23,946 people in 6,653 households.[2]

Demographics

The city is populated by Kurds with a Luri minority.[6]

Abdanan linguistic composition
language percent
Kurdish
 
 75%
Luri
 
 20%
Mixed
 
 5%

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 June 2023). "Abdanan, Abdanan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ Abdanan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051253" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Language distribution: Ilam Province [Āwdānān, Āwāno]". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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