Mamqan

For the administrative division, see Mamqan District.

Mamqan (Persian: ممقان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Mamqan District in Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Shahrak Rural District.^[4] Mamqan is the world's largest producer of chickpeas.^{[citation needed]}

Mamqan Persian: ممقان
City
Mamqan
Coordinates: 37°50′45″N 45°58′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Center
District	Mamqan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	11,892
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,872 in 3,258 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 13,359 people in 3,606 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,892 people in 3,937 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Mamaqān, Māmāqān, and Mamqān^[3]