Chekan

Chekan Persian: چكان
Village
Emamzadeh Ebrahim in the village of Chekan
Chekan
Coordinates: 37°20′55″N 46°19′07″E / 37.34861°N 46.31861°E / 37.34861; 46.31861[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Maragheh
District	Central
Rural District	Sarajuy-ye Shomali
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,022
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chekan (Persian: چكان)^[a] is a village in Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 966 in 231 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,120 people in 302 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,022 people in 293 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Chakān and Chekān; also known as Chagān, Chikian, and Chikyan^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2025). "چکان [Chekan], Chekan, دهستان سراجوی شمالی [Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District], Maragheh Central District, Maragheh County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Chekan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057223" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval of reforms in rural districts of East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 34E4F82E-DD23-444A-BF32-58F2CC57DDA2. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.