Kotij, Iran
Kotij
Persian: کتیج | |
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City | |
  Kotij | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′28″N 59°08′00″E / 26.72444°N 59.13333°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Fanuj |
| District | Kotij |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,016 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Kotij (Persian: کتیج) is a city in, and the capital of, Kotij District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Kotij Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,193 in 504 households, when it was a village in Kotij Rural District of the former Fanuj District of Nik Shahr County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,616 people in 670 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,016 people in 819 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Kotij was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 April 2023). "Kotij, Fanuj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (12 April 1397). "The decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Kotij village, the center of Kotij District of Fanuj County, into a city was announced". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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