Mazhan, Iran Explained

Mazhan
Native Name:Persian: ماژان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khusf
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jolgeh-ye Mazhan
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Jolgeh-ye Mazhan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:476
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Mazhan (Persian: ماژان) is a village in Jolgeh-ye Mazhan Rural District, Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District, Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district[2] and the rural district.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 420 in 125 households, when it was in the former Khusf District of Birjand County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 532 people in 149 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 476 people in 151 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The rural district was transferred to the new Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District.[2] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mazhan, Khusf County . . 20 March 2023 . 20 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province (Birjand County) . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20231109193642/https://rrk.ir/Files/Laws/تصويب%E2%80%8Cنامه%20درخصوص%20تقسيمات%20كشوري%20در%20استان%20خراسان%20جنوبي%20شهرستان%20بيرجند.pdf . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 6 May 2012 . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212043939/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110236 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 12 February 2017 . 27 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.