Howmeh Rural District (Ben County) Explained

Howmeh Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان حومه
Settlement Type:Rural district
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:32.5742°N 50.6742°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ben
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sheykh Shaban
Population Total:3194
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Howmeh Rural District (Persian: دهستان حومه) is in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sheykh Shaban.[2]

History

In 2013, Ben District was separated from Shahrekord County in the establishment of Ben County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Ben as its capital and only city at the time. Howmeh Rural District was created in the new Central District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,194 in 1,019 households. The most populous of its two villages was Sheykh Shaban, with 2,683 people.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Howmeh Rural District (Ben County) . . 31 March 2023 . 31 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110181426/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826689 . 10 January 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 29 September 2013 . 6 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx . Excel . 24 May 2019.