Harsin Explained
| Harsin |
| Native Name: | Persian: هرسين |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kermanshah |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harsin |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 550 BC |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 44146 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Harsin (Persian: هرسين) is a city in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] Harsin was founded in 550 BC.
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
The city is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Osmanvand and the Jalalvand who speak Laki.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,562 in 12,001 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 49,967 people in 13,700 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,146 people in 12,814 households.[6]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Harsin, Harsin County . . 5 March 2024 . 5 March 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in Kermanshah province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130155903/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115600 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 30 January 2024 . 30 January 2024.
- Book: Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr. Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. 2000. 22.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094844/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/05.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118172226/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kermanshah.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403212203/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_05.xlsx . Excel . 3 April 2022.
