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]
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]
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]