Chah Morid Explained

Chah Morid
Native Name:Persian: چاه مريد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kahnuj
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Chah Morid
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1362
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Chah Morid (Persian: چاه مريد) is a city in, and the capital of, Chah Morid District of Kahnuj County, Kerman province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Chah Rigan Rural District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Chah Morid's population was 1,625 in 353 households, when it was a village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,291 people in 313 households,[4] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Morid District. Chah Morid was transferred to Chah Rigan Rural District created in the new district.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,362 people in 374 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

After the census, Chah Morid was elevated to the status of a city.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Chah Morid, Kahnuj County . . 30 June 2023 . 30 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kerman province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20221003133059/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/176954 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 3 October 2022 . 16 November 1389 . 2 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Inauguration of Chah Morid and Deh Kahan municipalities . fa . Borna News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629161712/https://www.borna.news/بخش-کرمان-86/1061754-افتتاح-شهرداری-های-چاه-مرید-دهکهان . 29 June 2023 . 29 June 2023.