In 2003, the village of Shab Khush Lat (شب خوش لات) merged with the villages of Asiab-e Saran (آسیاب سران) and Esmail Gavabar (اسماعیل گوابر) to become the city of Rankuh.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 956 in 266 households.[9] The following census in 2011 noted a substantial increase in population to 2,224 people in 669 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,154 people in 749 households.[4]
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↑Rankuh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10978393" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
↑Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تقسیمات کشوری در استان گیلان[National divisions in Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 61DD4E47-5024-41F9-AB68-8FB9B56563D8. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
↑Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 10 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان رودسر تابع استان گیلان[Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rudsar County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3E7558FC-1C2E-4B60-83E9-377F295F9834. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 13. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
↑Habibi, Hassan (17 September 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/06/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان گیلان[Making reforms in rural districts of Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F273B063-7BBB-4BAA-ABEF-12DAB8E16D37. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385: استان گیلان[General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390: استان گیلان[General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
