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Village in Gilan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Machian (Persian: ماچيان)[lower-alpha 1] is a village in, and the capital of, Machian Rural District[4] of Kelachay District, Rudsar County, Gilan province, Iran.
The dominant religion is Shiite Muslim. The majority of the inhabitants speak the Gilaki dialect.[citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 603 in 190 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 717 people in 249 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 621 people in 228 households.[2]
Machian is in eastern Gilan province north of the city of Rudsar. The district had 43 villages in 2016.[2] Pilarud River (ماچيان) (Big River) is near Machian, and multiple branches pass through the village.[citation needed]
Rice and citrus are the staple crops in the region.[citation needed]
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