Bid Kaneh | |
Native Name: | Persian: بيدكنه |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tehran |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Malard |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Malard-e Jonubi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 6193 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Bid Kaneh (Persian: بيدكنه) is a village in, and the capital of, Malard-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Malard County, Tehran province, Iran.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 5,640 in 1,467 households, when it was in Malard Rural District of the former Malard District of Shahriar County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 6,009 people in 1,665 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malard County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Malard-e Shomali Rural District. Bid Kaneh was transferred to Malard-e Jonubi Rural District created in the district.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 6,193 people in 1,845 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]
See main article: Bid Kaneh explosion. Bid Kaneh arsenal explosion was a large explosion that occurred about 13:30 local time, 12 November 2011 in Iran's Moddares garrison missile base.