Shekar Baghan

For other places with a similar name, see Baghan.

Shekar Baghan Persian: شكرباغان
Village
Shekar Baghan
Coordinates: 37°23′17″N 49°17′06″E / 37.38806°N 49.28500°E / 37.38806; 49.28500[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Sowme'eh Sara
District	Taher Gurab
Rural District	Abatar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	39
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shekar Baghan (Persian: شكرباغان)^[a] is a village in Abatar Rural District^[4] of Taher Gurab District in Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 107 in 38 households, when it was in Taher Gurab Rural District of the Central District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 73 people in 27 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 39 people in 18 households.^[2]

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Taher Gurab District. Shekar Baghan was transferred to Abatar Rural District created in the new district.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Shekar Bāghān; also known as Shafar-Baga^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2025). "شکرباغان, دهستان اباتر, بخش مرکزی [Shekar Baghan, Abatar Rural District, Central District], Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Shekar Baghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084715" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب 1400/02/15 (Approved 1400/02/15) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان صومعه سراي استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Sowme'eh Sara County of Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 186695. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan 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 گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.