Darkhoveyn Explained
| Darkhoveyn |
| Native Name: | Persian: دارخوين |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shadegan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Darkhoveyn |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 5655 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Darkhoveyn (Persian: دارخوين) is a city in, and the capital of, Darkhoveyn District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Darkhoveyn Rural District.[2] The city is the merger of the former villages of Darkhoveyn, Shakht ol Khan, and Yukhan.[3] Darkhoveyn is the site of a nuclear facility.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Darkhoveyn's population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 4,745 in 870 households, when it was in Darkhoveyn Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 5,759 people in 1,338 households,[5] by which time the villages had merged to form the new city of Darkhoveyn.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,655 people in 1,458 households,[6] when the city and rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Darkhoveyn District.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Darkhoveyn, Shadegan County . . 8 August 2023 . 8 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172522/https://rrk.ir/Files/Laws/تصويب%E2%80%8Cنامه%20در%20خصوص%20تقسيمات%20كشوري.pdf . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 26 October 1391 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 4 November 2023 . 18 November 2023.
- Web site: Turning the villages of Darkhoveyn and Chavibdeh into cities . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230807211950/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/119259 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Davodi . Parviz . 7 August 2023 . 6 September 1384 . 7 August 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.
