Akhand
Akhand (Persian: اخند, also Romanized as Akhand; also known as Ākhownd and Ākhūnd) is a village in, and the capital of, Akhand Rural District of the Central District of Asaluyeh County, Bushehr province, Iran.
Akhand
Persian: اخند | |
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Village | |
Akhand | |
| Coordinates: 27°26′10″N 52°45′08″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Bushehr |
| County | Asaluyeh |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Akhand |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 6,775 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,492 in 455 households, when it was in Asaluyeh Rural District of the former Asaluyeh District of Kangan County. The following census in 2011 counted 2,918 people in 618 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,775 people in 906 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Asaluyeh as its capital. It was the largest village in its rural district.