Basmenj Explained

Official Name:Basmenj
Native Name:Persian: باسمنج
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tabriz
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Basmenj
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:12692
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:37.9961°N 46.4722°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1791

Basmenj (Persian: باسمنج) is a city in, and the capital of, Basmenj District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] Basmenj is located 10km (10miles) southeast of Tabriz and lies at an altitude of 1791m (5,876feet), covering an area of 2 square kilometres.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,736 in 2,873 households, when it was in the Central District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 11,190 people in 3,283 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,692 people in 3,890 households.[5]

In August 2021, the city of Basmenj and Meydan Chay Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Basmenj District.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Basmenj, Tabriz County . . 26 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Tabriz county of East Azarbaijan province . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811064226/https://www.rrk.ir/Laws/ShowLaw.aspx?Code=23577 . Ministry of Interior . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 11 August 2021 . 5 August 2021 . RRK . fa . 22 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.