Alqchin-e Olya

Village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran

Village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran

Alqchin-e Olya Persian: القچین علیا
Village
30°46′30″N 50°42′32″E / 30.77500°N 50.70889°E / 30.77500; 50.70889^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County	Charam
District	Central
Rural District	Alqchin
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	718
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Alqchin-e Olya (Persian: القچین علیا)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Alqchin Rural District^[4] of the Central District of Charam County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,006 in 183 households, when it was in the former Charam District of Kohgiluyeh County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 847 people in 214 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 718 people in 218 households.^[2]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Alqchīn-e ‘Olyā; also known as Alqchīn-e Bālā, Alqechīn-e Bālā, and Elqechīn Bālā^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 January 2024). "Alqchin-e Olya, Charam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Alqchin-e Olya can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062004" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. 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. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran

Capital

Yasuj

Counties and cities

Bahmai County	Likak
Basht County	Basht
Boyer-Ahmad County	Yasuj Garab-e Sofla
Charam County	Charam
Dana County	Sisakht Chitab Pataveh
Gachsaran County	Dogonbadan
Kohgiluyeh County	Dehdasht Dishmok Qaleh Raisi Suq
Landeh County	Landeh
Margown County	Margown