Mehran County Explained
| Mehran County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان مهران |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranIlam-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Ilam province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ilam |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Mehran |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Salehabad |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 29797 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2833°N 64°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Mehran County (Persian: شهرستان مهران) is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehran.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Malekshahi District was separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 55,271 in 10,960 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 27,506 people in 6,884 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 29,797 in 8,471 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Mehran County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Mehran County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 20,019 | 23,873 | 26,173 |
| 6,901 | 8,953 | 8,738 |
| Mehran (city) | 13,118 | 14,920 | 17,435 |
| Malekshahi District | 31,393 | | |
| 3,152 | | |
| 13,067 | | |
| 949 | | |
| Arkavaz (city) | 14,225 | | |
| Salehabad District | 3,859 | 3,355 | 3,529 |
| 1,925 | 1,648 | 1,778 |
| Salehabad (city) | 1,934 | 1,707 | 1,751 |
| Total | 55,271 | 27,506 | 29,797 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mehran County . . 7 June 2023 . 7 June 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Ilam province, centered in the city of Ilam . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208001844/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113044 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 8 February 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Arkavaz city is separated from Gachi Rural District of Malekshahi District of Mehran County and joins Chamzey Rural District of the same district . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607161032/https://dolat.ir/detail/172475/چهار-تغيير-در-تقسيمات-کشوري-استان-ايلام . 7 June 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 12 November 2008 . 7 June 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094337/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/16.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117202401/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ilam.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101180736/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_16.xlsx . Excel . 1 November 2020.
