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Akand

Akand is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Firuz Kandeh-ye Olya.

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Akand
Persian: اكند
City
Akand
Coordinates: 36°41′45″N 53°04′45″E / 36.69583°N 53.07917°E / 36.69583; 53.0791712
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountySari
DistrictRudpey
Established as a city20203
Population
 (2016)4
 • Total
1,416
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akand (Persian: اكند)a is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District6 in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District7b until its capital was transferred to the village of Firuz Kandeh-ye Olya.8

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Akand's population was 1,407 in 378 households, when it was a village in Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural Districtc of the Central District.10 The following census in 2011 counted 1,354 people in 443 households,11 by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Rudpey District.6 The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,416 people in 485 households, when the rural district had been renamed Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District.9 The village was the most populous in its rural district.4

Akand was converted to a city in 2020.3

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Ākand; also known as Akant5
  2. Formerly Rudpey Rural District8 and Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District9
  3. Formerly Rudpey Rural District8
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 October 2024). "Saleh Abad, دهستان رودپی شرقی, بخش رودپی [Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District, Rudpey District], Sari County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. "M3WH+8MM Akand, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (2 December 2020) [منتشر شده در 12 آذر 1399 (Published on 12 Azar 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. روستای آکند شهر می شود [‌Akand village becomes a city]. سافت اینجا [Saft Inja] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Akand at GEOnet Names Server
  6. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 August 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/05/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان هاي ساري و آمل [‌Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/126400. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان تنکابن تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tonekabon County (sic) under Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 19149FE2-0FF1-45F7-AF98-CA2FC89789D4. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مازندران [‌Changes in the national divisions in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.275. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 4/5/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در بخش رودپی شهرستان ساری در استان مازندران [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Rudpey District of Sari County in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 161875/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.