Chukam District

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Chukam District
Persian: بخش چوکام
District
Chukam District is located in Iran
Chukam District
Chukam District
Coordinates: 37°23′N 49°37′E / 37.383°N 49.617°E / 37.383; 49.617[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyKhomam
Established2020[3]
CapitalChukam
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chukam District (Persian: بخش چوکام) is in Khomam County, in Iran's northwestern Gilan province. Its capital is the city of Chukam,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,096 in 1,019 households.[4]

History

In 2020, Khomam District was separated from Rasht County in the establishment of Khomam County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city at the time.[3] The village of Chukam was converted to a city in 2023.[5]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Chukam District
Administrative Divisions
Eshkik RD[a]
Forshki RD
Chukam (city)[b]
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Chukam Rural District
  2. ↑ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2025). "بالامحله چوکام, شهر چوکام, بخش چوکام [Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam, Shahr-e Chukam, Chukam District], Khomam County, Gilan Province, 43451-36876, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "9JM8+8MM Eshkik, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in 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] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 Vahidi, Ahmad (9 March 2023) [۱۴۰۱-۱۲-۱۸ (1401/12/18) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. چوکام شهر شد [Chokam became a city]. Fars News (in Persian). Fars Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.