Jowkar, Iran

For the administrative divisions, see Jowkar District and Jowkar Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Jowkar.

Jowkar (Persian: جوكار)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jowkar District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.^[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Jowkar Rural District.^[4]

Jowkar Persian: جوكار
City
Jowkar
Coordinates: 34°25′49″N 48°41′15″E
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Malayer
District	Jowkar
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	2,258
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,209 in 548 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 644 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,258 people in 674 households.^[1]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Jow Kār and Jowkār; also known as Jaūkāl and Jokar^[2]