Chukam District

Coordinates: 37°22′54″N 49°36′44″E / 37.38167°N 49.61222°E / 37.38167; 49.61222
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Chukam District
Persian: بخش چوکام
Chukam District is located in Iran
Chukam District
Chukam District
Coordinates: 37°22′54″N 49°36′44″E / 37.38167°N 49.61222°E / 37.38167; 49.61222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyKhomam
CapitalChukam
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chukam District (Persian: بخش چوکام) is in Khomam County, in Iran's northwestern Gilan province. Its capital is the city of Chukam,[2] whose population at the 2016 census was 3,096 in 1,019 households.[3]

In August 2019, the former Khomam District was separated from Rasht County in the establishment of Khomam County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city.[2] In March 2023, the village of Chukam in Chukam District was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Chukam District
Administrative Divisions
Eshkik RD[a]
Forshki RD
Chukam (city)[b]
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Formerly Chukam Rural District
  2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2023). "Chukam District (Khomam County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.