Ben, Iran Explained
| Official Name: | Ben |
| Native Name: | Persian: بن |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ben |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 12971 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 32.5444°N 50.7461°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Ben (Persian: بن) is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,971 people in 4,049 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County. Ben was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2]
Notable people
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Ben, Ben County . . 31 March 2023 . 31 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110181426/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826689 . 10 January 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 29 September 2013 . 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province. live. 25 March 2021. Iran Atlas. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171156/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari . 2017-12-04 .
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx . Excel . 24 May 2019.
