Sin, Iran

For the administrative division, see Sin Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Sin.

Sin Persian: سين
City
Sin
Coordinates: 32°51′06″N 51°39′23″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Borkhar
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,495
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sin (Persian: سين)[a] is a city in the Central District of Borkhar County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sin Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sin's population was 4,147 in 1,066 households, when it was a village in Borkhar-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Borkhar and Meymeh County.[5][b] The following census in 2011 counted 5,198 people in 1,621 households,[7] by which time the village was separated from the county in the establishment of Borkhar County. Sin was transferred to Sin Rural District created in the new Central District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population as 5,495 people in 1,755 households,[2] when the village of Sin had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sīn[3]
2. Renamed Shahinshahr and Meymeh County[4] and again renamed Shahinshahr County[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 November 2024). "Sin, Borkhar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Sin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013026" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (9 October 2014) [Approved 21 September 1386]. Approval letter of the ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Isfahan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 43036/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 153437/T35370K. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan 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. Aref, Mohammad Reza (6 October 2024) [Approved 27 April 1403]. Approval regarding the national divisions of Shahinshahr County in Isfahan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposals 580 and 70730; Notification 79240/T61130AH. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan 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.
8. A new city was added to the map of national divisions; with a change in the geography of Isfahan province. dolat.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.