Nik Pey

For the village in Razavi Khorasan province, see Nik Pey.

Nik Pey (Persian: نيک پي)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zanjanrud District in Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran.^[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District.^[6]

Nik Pey Persian: نيک پي
City
The area around the caravanserai of Nik Pey
Nik Pey
Coordinates: 36°51′00″N 48°10′43″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Zanjan
District	Zanjanrud
Established	2011[2]
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	455
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Nik Pey's population was 427 in 119 households, when it was a village in Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 474 people in 122 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 455 people in 115 households,^[3] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Nīk Pey^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 February 2025). "Nik Pey, Zanjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 February 2025.
2. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 21 April 2013]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nik Pey village, the center of Zanjanrud District, from the functions of Zanjan County in Zanjan province, to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 83483/T46448K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. Nik Pey can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076996" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (15 June 2018) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zanjan County, the capital of Zanjan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 115510/T812. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.