Shahiyun

For the administrative division, see Shahiyun District.

Shahiyun
Persian: شهیون
City
Shahiyun is located in Iran
Shahiyun
Shahiyun
Coordinates: 32°36′54″N 48°35′07″E / 32.61500°N 48.58528°E / 32.61500; 48.58528[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyDezful
DistrictShahiyun
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
583
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahiyun (Persian: شهیون) is a city in, and the capital of, Shahiyun District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Shahi Rural District.[4] The city is a merger of the villages of Baghchehban, Bazargah, and Vahdat.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the total of its constituent villages before their merger) was 609 in 118 households, when it was in Shahi Rural District of Sardasht District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 825 people in 170 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Shahiyun District. The 2016 census measured the population as 583 people in 164 households.[2]

In 2018, the villages merged to form city of Shahiyun.[3][5]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 December 2024). "Shahiyun, Dezful County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The Minister of the Interior agreed to establish two municipalities in Khuzestan province". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via Mehr News Agency.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (15 April 1367). "Formation and creation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dezful County under Khuzestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Introducing the beautiful city of Shahiyun". shahyuon.ir (in Persian). 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Shahiyun Municipality.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan 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.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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