Mezerj Explained

Mezerj
Native Name:Persian: مزرج
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Quchan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:3834
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Mezerj (Persian: مزرج) is a city in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It was the administrative center for Shirin Darreh Rural District[2] until its capital was transferred to the village of Yusef Khan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Mezerj's population was 3,704 in 873 households, when it was a village in Shirin Darreh Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,766 people in 1,061 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,834 people in 1,193 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]

After the census, the village of Mezerj was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mezerj, Quchan County . . 6 May 2023 . 6 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and establishment of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Quchan County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602164557/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110230 . 2 June 2014 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 6 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505211735/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/293865 . 5 May 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 5 August 2021 . 5 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.