Tutkabon

Tutkabon (Persian: توتکابن)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Rahmatabad and Blukat District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Rahmatabad Rural District.^[5] It is on the Sefīd-Rūd river, in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.

Tutkabon Persian: توتکابن
City
Tutkabon
Coordinates: 36°53′36″N 49°31′37″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rudbar
District	Rahmatabad and Blukat
Elevation to city status	1996
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,510
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tutkabon, Gilan

Demographics

People of Tutkabon speak the Roudbari dialect, which is a Tati dialect that is sometimes considered a subcategory of Gilaki language.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 1986 census, Tutkabon was a village in Rahmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Rudbar County. It had a population of 1,183 people in 239 households, of which 721 were educated. Agricultural activities of Tutkabon included farming, Gardening, and Animal husbandry.^[7]

In 1987, Tutkabon village became the seat of Rahmatabad Rural District.^[5],and in 1990 became the seat of Rahmatabad and Blukat District.^[4] In 1996, Tutkabon was elevated to city status.^[8]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,671 in 473 households.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,678 people in 519 households.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,510 people in 493 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Tūtkābon; also known as Tonkābon and Tutkabun^[3]