Mazhin, Iran Explained
| Mazhin |
| Native Name: | Persian: ماژين |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran#Ilam Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ilam |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Darreh Shahr |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mazhin |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1512 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Mazhin (Persian: ماژين) is a city in, and the capital of, Mazhin District of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam province, Iran.[2]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Lurs.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 973 in 200 households, when it was a village in Mazhin Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,160 people in 294 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,512 people in 422 households,[6] by which time the village of Mirza Hoseynabad had merged with the villages of Fathabad, Hamgam, Heyderabad, and Irajabad to form the new city of Mazhin.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mazhin, Darreh Shahr County . . 4 June 2023 . 4 June 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in Ilam province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208220554/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124931 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 8 February 2024 . 27 November 1383 . 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Language distribution: Ilam Province. 24 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
- 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.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the transformation of Mazhin village from the functions of Mazhin District of Darreh Shahr County to a city . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620202954/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/811797 . 20 June 2012 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 16 March 2013 . 8 February 2024.
