Akand Explained

Akand (fa|اكند) is a city in, and the capital of, Rudpey District^[3] in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District^[4] until its capital was transferred to the village of Firuz Kandeh-ye Olya.^[5]

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 District of the Central District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,354 people in 443 households,^[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Rudpey District.^[3] 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. The village was the most populous in its rural district.^[8]

Akand was converted to a city in 2020.^[9]

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Saleh Abad, دهستان رودپی شرقی, بخش رودپی [Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District, Rudpey District], Sari County, Mazandaran Province, Iran]. . 24 October 2024. 24 October 2024. fa.
2. M3WH+8MM Akand, Mazandaran Province, Iran . 19 January 2026.
3. Web site: Mohammad Reza . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza Rahimi . Persian: rtl=yes|مصوب (Approved on) 1389/05/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar) . 11 August 2010 . fa:اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان هاي ساري و آمل . ‌Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties . https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/172462 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521133426/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/172462 . 21 May 2023 . 23 December 2025 . Persian: rtl=yes|سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] . Persian: rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior] . Persian: rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/126400..
4. Web site: Mir-Hossein . Mousavi . Mir-Hossein Mousavi . Persian: rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar) . 22 April 1987 . fa: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 . https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110077 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114005104/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110077 . 14 January 2024 . 8 January 2026 . Persian: rtl=yes|لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] . Persian: rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior] . Persian: rtl=yes|هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers] . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|شناسه [ID] 19149FE2-0FF1-45F7-AF98-CA2FC89789D4. Persian: rtl=yes|شماره دوره [Course number] 66, Persian: rtl=yes|شماره جلد [Volume number] 2..
5. Web site: Hassan . Habibi . Hassan Habibi . Persian: rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar) . 15 June 1997 . fa:‌تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مازندران . ‌Changes in the national divisions in Mazandaran province . https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117724 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809043100/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117724 . 9 August 2011 . 27 December 2025 . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] . Persian: rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior] . Persian: rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.275..
6. Web site: fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران . General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] . http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls . 20 September 2011 . Excel . 25 September 2022.
7. Web site: fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران . General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province . fa . Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University . https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls . 19 January 2023 . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] . Excel . 19 December 2022.
8. Web site: fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران . General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] . https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx . 7 October 2021 . Excel . 19 December 2022.
9. Web site: Abdolreza Rahmani . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli . Persian: rtl=yes| منتشر شده در 12 آذر 1399 (Published on 12 Azar 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar) . 2 December 2020 . fa:روستای آکند شهر می شود . ‌Akand village becomes a city . https://www.softinja.com/news/akand-village-becomes-a-city . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529155143/https://www.softinja.com/news/akand-village-becomes-a-city . 29 May 2023 . 16 January 2026 . Persian: rtl=yes|سافت اینجا [Saft Inja] . Persian: rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior] . fa.