Chukam
Persian: چوكام
City
Chukam is located in Iran
Chukam
Chukam
Coordinates: 37°22′56″N 49°37′14″E / 37.38222°N 49.62056°E / 37.38222; 49.62056[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyKhomam
DistrictChukam
Established as a city2023[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
3,096
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chukam (Persian: چوكام)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Chukam District in Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran.[5] As the village of Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam, it was the capital of Chukam Rural District[7][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Eshkik.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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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 in Rasht County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,222 people in 994 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,096 people in 1,019 households.[4]

In 2020, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County and the rural district was transferred to the new Chukam District.[5] Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam was converted to a city as Chukam.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Chowkām and Chūkām; formerly Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam (بالامحله چوكام),[5] also romanized as Bālā Maḩalleh-ye Chūkām; also known as Bāzār Chowgām, Bāzār Chowkām, Bāzār Chūkām, Chokam, and Chyukam[6]
  2. ^ a b Renamed Eshkik Rural District[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2024). "بالامحله چوکام, شهر چوکام, بخش چوکام [Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam, Chukam Rural District, Chukam District], Khomam County, Gilan Province, 43451-36876, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "9JJC+V6M Khomam, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b Vahidi, Ahmad (9 March 2023) [۱۴۰۱-۱۲-۱۸ (1401/12/18) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. چوکام شهر شد [Chokam became a city]. Fars News (in Persian). Fars Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ^ Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3058832" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان رشت تابع استان گیلان [‌Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rasht County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] C35DB6DE-B663-4A45-9A71-1834E43F3B87. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 6. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.