Owltan

For the administrative division, see Owltan Rural District.

Owltan
Persian: اولتان
City
Owltan is located in Iran
Owltan
Owltan
Coordinates: 39°36′23″N 47°46′08″E / 39.60639°N 47.76889°E / 39.60639; 47.76889[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyParsabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,622
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Owltan (Persian: اولتان, also Romanized as Owltān and Ūltān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Parsabad County, Ardabil province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,610 in 810 households, when it was a village in Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,991 people in 1,037 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,622 people in 990 households, by which time the rural district had been renamed Owltan Rural District.[7] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Owltan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 March 2023). "Owltan, Parsabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Owltan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3816400" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (3 August 2021). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Owltan village, Parsabad County, Ardabil province into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 March 2012). "With some changes in the geography of the two provinces of the country: Three new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023.