Otaqvar (Persian: اطاقور)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Otaqvar District of Langarud County, Gilan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Otaqvar Rural District[5] (formerly Kumeleh Rural District).[6] It is connected to four other cities in Gilan: Langarud, Lahijan, Rudsar and Amlash, and is 16 km from the sea.
Otaqvar Persian: اطاقور | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°06′36″N 50°06′49″E / 37.11000°N 50.11361°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Gilan |
County | Langarud |
District | Otaqvar |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,938 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,404 in 418 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,804 people in 540 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,938 people in 662 households.[2]