Kuhpayeh Explained
| Kuhpayeh |
| Native Name: | fa|كوهپايه |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Isfahan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kuhpayeh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tudeshk |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 5518 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kuhpayeh (fa|كوهپايه) is a city in Tudeshk District of Kuhpayeh County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] Kuhpayeh is an historic city 70km (40miles) east of Isfahan and where the film The Stoning of Soraya M. is depicted.[3]
Demographics
Language
The town has a distinct language/dialect of Farsi, known as "Velayati" or " Kuhpaye'i" and very similar to the Gazi language, which belongs to the northwestern Iranian languages (Indo-European -> Indo-Iranian -> Iranian -> Western -> Northwestern II -> Tatic -> Kermanic/Central Plateau -> Southwestern -> Velayati/Gazi).
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,417 in 1,200 households,[4] when it was capital of the former Kuhpayeh District of Isfahan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,587 people in 1,335 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,518 people in 1,765 households.[7]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhpayeh County, and Kuhpayeh was transferred to the new Tudeshk District as the county's capital.[2]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kuhpayeh, Kuhpayeh County. . 30 November 2024. 30 November 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding national divisions in Isfahan County, Isfahan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Council Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828195909/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1668035. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 28 August 2021. 31 July 2021. Approved 28 April 1400. Proposal 206239; Notification 46291/T58615H. 17 June 2023.
- Web site: Soraya M., Stoned to Death for Being an "Inconvenient Wife" . 2011-09-27 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075328/http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/05/13/he-who-casts-the-first-stone/ . dead .
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204010546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 4 February 2024. c. 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82838/T131K. 4 February 2024.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx. Excel. 19 October 2020.
