Titkan

Titkan

Persian: تيتكان
Titkan Persian: تيتكان
City
	Titkan
	Coordinates: 32°53′51″N 49°38′33″E / 32.89750°N 49.64250°E
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Aligudarz
District	Zalaqi
Established	2021
Population (2016)
• Total	378
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Titkan (Persian: تيتكان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zalaqi District^[4]^[b] in Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran. The previous capital of the district was the village of Bazanvid^[6] (now known as Kish Olya).^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Titkan's population was 255 in 45 households, when it was a village in Zalaqi-ye Sharqi Rural District.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 431 people in 88 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 378 people in 95 households.^[2]

The village of Titkan was converted to a city in 2021.^[1]

Namesake

The city's name is also associated with Iranian Goods Trade Development (Titkan Corporation), inspired by the name of Titkan. The company specializes in supplying and manufacturing parts for industrial, construction, and mining machinery. Additionally, the corporation holds a commercial license for import and export activities.^[9]

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Tītakan and Tītkan; also known as Tītak^[3]
↑ Formerly Besharat District^[5]

References

1 2 وزیر کشور با تبدیل روستای تیتکان الیگودرز به شهر موافقت کرد [‌The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city]. خبربان [Khabarban] (in Persian). ایرنا [Islamic Republic News Agency]. 22 February 2021 [۴ اسفند ۱۳۹۹ (4 Esfand 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر: ۳۱۰۹۴۵۸۲ [News Code: 31094582]. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
↑ Titkan at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (30 December 2020) [مصوب (Approved) 1399,10,10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويبنامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان اليگودرز استان لرستان [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in Aligudarz County, Lorestan 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] 59432. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 26/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان‌های آذربایجان غربی، اردبیل، اصفهان، بوشهر، سیستان و بلوچستان، فارس، قم، لرستان، مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.2.30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تأسیس بخش بشارت به مرکزیت روستای بزنوید در تابعیت شهرستان الیگودرز در استان لرستان [‌Creation and establishment of Besharat District centered in Beznavid village in Aligudarz County in Lorestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 9DDDE0F7-FFB7-49D5-8047-82E78967A495. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
↑ "Titkan Corporation". Retrieved 14 September 2025.

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[4] Also romanized as Tītakan and Tītkan; also known as Tītak^[3]

[7] Formerly Besharat District^[5]

[Titkan_City-1] 1 2 وزیر کشور با تبدیل روستای تیتکان الیگودرز به شهر موافقت کرد [‌The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Titkan, Aligudarz, into a city]. خبربان [Khabarban] (in Persian). ایرنا [Islamic Republic News Agency]. 22 February 2021 [۴ اسفند ۱۳۹۹ (4 Esfand 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر: ۳۱۰۹۴۵۸۲ [News Code: 31094582]. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[2016_Lorestan_Province-2] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[3] Titkan at GEOnet Names Server

[Zalaqi_District_Reforms-5] Jahangiri, Eshaq (30 December 2020) [مصوب (Approved) 1399,10,10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويبنامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان اليگودرز استان لرستان [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in Aligudarz County, Lorestan 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] 59432. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[Name_Changes_in_Nine_Provinces-6] Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 26/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان‌های آذربایجان غربی، اردبیل، اصفهان، بوشهر، سیستان و بلوچستان، فارس، قم، لرستان، مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[Besharat_District_Formation-8] Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.2.30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تأسیس بخش بشارت به مرکزیت روستای بزنوید در تابعیت شهرستان الیگودرز در استان لرستان [‌Creation and establishment of Besharat District centered in Beznavid village in Aligudarz County in Lorestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 9DDDE0F7-FFB7-49D5-8047-82E78967A495. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[2006_Lorestan_Province-9] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[2011_Lorestan_Province-10] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[11] "Titkan Corporation". Retrieved 14 September 2025.

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