Rikan, Semnan

For other places with the same name, see Rikan.

Rikan Persian: ريكان
Village
Rikan
Coordinates: 35°11′20″N 52°23′26″E / 35.18889°N 52.39056°E / 35.18889; 52.39056[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Garmsar
District	Central
Rural District	Howmeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	435
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rikan (Persian: ريكان)^[a] is a village in Howmeh Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Garmsar County, Semnan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 354 in 100 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 370 people in 106 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 435 people in 153 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Rīkān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 January 2026). "ریکان, دهستان حومه, بخش مرکزی گرمسار [Rikan, Howmeh Rural District, Central District of Garmsar], Garmsar County, Semnan Province, 35819-99941, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rikan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081170" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 2 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان گرمسار تابع استان سمنان [‌Creation and establishment of two rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Garmsar County under Semnan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7A202535-33C7-4B22-93A6-352FA19477E4. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 6. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.