Chukam

For the administrative division, see Chukam District.

Chukam (Persian: چوكام)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Chukam District of Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran.^[3] As the village of Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam, it was the capital of Chukam Rural District^[5][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Eshkik.^[3]

Chukam Persian: چوكام
City
Chukam
Coordinates: 37°22′56″N 49°37′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Khomam
District	Chukam
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,096
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Chukam's population was 2,869 in 793 households, when it was a village in Chukam Rural District^[b] of the former Khomam District, Rasht County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,222 people in 994 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,096 people in 1,019 households.^[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County. The village and the rural district were transferred to the new Chukam District.^[3] In 2023, Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam was elevated to the status of a city as Chukam.^[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Chowkām and Chūkām; formerly Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam (بالامحله چوكام),^[3] also romanized as Bālā Maḩalleh-ye Chūkām; also known as Bāzār Chowgām, Bāzār Chowkām, Bāzār Chūkām, Chokam, and Chyukam^[4]
2. Renamed Eshkik Rural District^[3]