Akand

Akand (Persian: اكند)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District of Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran.^[4] As a village, it was the capital of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District^[5][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Firuz Kandeh-ye Olya.^[6]

Akand Persian: اكند
City
Akand
Coordinates: 36°41′45″N 53°04′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Sari
District	Rudpey
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,416
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Akand's population was 1,407 in 378 households, when it was a village in Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,354 people in 443 households,^[9] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Rudpey District.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,416 people in 485 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district,^[2] whose name had been changed to Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District.^[7]

After the census, Akand was elevated to the status of a city.^[10]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ākand; also known as Akant^[3]
2. Formerly Rudpey Rural District^[6] and Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District^[7]