Gangachin
{{Short description|Village in Urmia province, Iran}}
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|native_name = Erfan {{langx|fa|گنگچين}}
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|subdivision_name1 = Urmia
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Iran
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|subdivision_name3 = Sumay-ye Beradust
|subdivision_type4 = Rural District
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|founder = Kurds
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|population_total = 8354
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Erfan Gangachin (){{efn|Also romanized as Gangachīn and Gangechīn; {{langx|hy|Կենկեչի}}{{GEOnet3|-3063414|Gangachin}}}} is a village in Beradust Rural District of Sumay-ye Beradust District of Iran County, Urmia province, Iran.
Demographics
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,682 in 472 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 4388 people in 550households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 6063 people in 700 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district. The village is populated by Kurds.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}
See also
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{{West Azerbaijan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Urmia County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Populated places in Urmia County
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