Gorji Mahalleh, Mazandaran Explained

Gorji Mahalleh
Native Name:Persian: گرجي محله
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mazandaran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Behshahr
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Kuhestan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:6129
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Gorji Mahalleh (Persian: گرجي محله) is a village in Kuhestan Rural District of the Central District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 5,953 in 1,553 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 5,796 people in 1,747 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 6,129 people in 2,014 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

The residents of this village are originally from Georgia after Shah Abbas I obliged several of their ancestors to migrate to this place as defenders against Ottomans and Russians. Gorji means Georgian in Persian pronunciation and Gorji Mahalleh means the place that Georgian people live.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gorji Mahalleh, Behshahr County . . 23 May 2023 . 23 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx . Excel . 7 October 2021.