Hokmabad
Hokmabad (Persian: حكم اباد, also Romanized as Ḩokmābād and Hukmābād) is a city in, and the capital of, Atamalek District, Joveyn County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Hokmabad Rural District.
Hokmabad
Persian: حكم اباد | |
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City | |
Hokmabad | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′47″N 57°35′55″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Joveyn |
| District | Atamalek |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,824 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,419 in 919 households, when it was a village in Hokmabad Rural District of the former Joveyn District of Sabzevar County. The following census in 2011 counted 3,695 people in 1,090 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joveyn County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,824 people in 1,143 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
After the census, the village of Hokmabad was elevated to the status of a city.