Kotij, Iran
Kotij (Persian: کتیج) is a city in, and the capital of, Kotij District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Kotij Rural District.
Kotij
Persian: کتیج | |
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City | |
Kotij | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′28″N 59°08′00″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Fanuj |
| District | Kotij |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,016 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,193 in 504 households, when it was a village in Kotij Rural District of the former Fanuj District of Nik Shahr County. The following census in 2011 counted 2,616 people in 670 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,016 people in 819 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County.
After the census, the village of Kotij was elevated to the status of a city.
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