Shahiyun Explained

Shahiyun
Native Name:Persian: شهیون
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dezful
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Shahiyun
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:583
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shahiyun (Persian: شهیون) is a city in, and the capital of, Shahiyun District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2] [3] It also serves as the administrative center for Shahi Rural District.[4] The city is a merger of the former villages of Baghchehban, Bazargah, and Vahdat.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the total of its constituent villages before their merger) was 609 in 118 households, when it was in Shahi Rural District of Sardasht District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 825 people in 170 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Shahiyun District. The 2016 census measured the population as 583 people in 164 households.[7]

In 2018, the villages merged in the establishment of the new city of Shahiyun.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shahiyun, Dezful County . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Introducing the beautiful city of Shahiyun . fa . Shahyuon . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116222329/https://shahyuon.ir/معرفی-شهر-زیبای-شهیون/ . Shahiyun Municipality . 16 November 2021 . 12 July 2020 . 28 July 2023.
  3. Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to establish two municipalities in Khuzestan province . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806182521/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4703115/وزیر-کشور-با-تاسیس-دو-شهرداری-در-استان-خوزستان-موافقت-کرد . Ministry of Interior . 6 August 2023 . 4 September 2018 . 6 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Formation and creation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dezful County under Khuzestan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240126005728/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110921 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 26 January 2024 . 15 April 1367 . 26 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.