Margown (Persian: مارگون; also Romanized as Mārgown and Māregūn; also known as Mārjān and Mārkān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Margown County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The city is also the administrative center for Margown Rural District.[5]
Margown
Persian: مارگون | |
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City | |
Margown | |
Coordinates: 30°59′33″N 51°04′57″E / 30.99250°N 51.08250°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
County | Margown |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,135 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,538 in 497 households, when it was in the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,706 people in 666 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,135 people in 797 households.[2]
In October 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Margown County, with the city of Margown as its capital.[4]