Shahanjarin

For the administrative division, see Shahanjarin District.

Shahanjarin Persian: شاهنجرین
City
Shahanjarin
Coordinates: 35°18′34″N 49°10′28″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Dargazin
District	Shahanjarin
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,584
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahanjarin (Persian: شاهنجرین)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shahanjarin District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.[3] As the village of Changarin, it was the capital of Darjazin-e Olya Rural District[4][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Shavand.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shahanjarin's population was 2,224 in 558 households, when it was the village of Changarin in Darjazin-e Olya Rural District of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,362 people in 677 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,584 people in 597 households.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Shahanjarin District and renamed Dargazin-e Olya Rural District.[3] Changarin was elevated to the status of a city as Shahanjarin.[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Changarin (چانگرين),[3] also romanized as Chāngarīn
2. Renamed Dargazin-e Olya Rural District[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Shahanjarin, Dargazin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 8 December 1397]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 189350. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2022) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. "The representative of the people of Razan and Dargazin in the parliament announced the upgrading of Shahanjarin village in Dargazin to the city". ghatreh.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.