Vardanjan, Iran Explained
| Official Name: | Vardanjan |
| Native Name: | fa|وردنجان |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ben |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4456 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 32.4753°N 50.7681°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Vardanjan (fa|وردنجان) is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. It was the capital of Ben Rural District[2] until the capital was transferred to the village of Bardeh.[3]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Persians.[4] [5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,262 in 1,023 households, when it was a village in Vardanjan Rural District of the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,324 people in 1,179 households,[7] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,456 people in 1,329 households,[9] when the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County. Vardanjan and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Vardanjan, Ben County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 28 August 2024. 28 August 2024. fa.
- Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128033617/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110054. 28 November 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Moussavi. Mirhossein. 9 August 1391. Notification 115404T817. Approved 2 February 1366. 3 April 2024.
- Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20130110181426/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826689. 10 January 2013. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 21 October 1391. Approved 29 September 1391. Notification 200671/T47661H. 6 November 2023.
- Web site: Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province. 25 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
- Web site: Anonby. Erik. Atlas of the Languages of Iran: A working classification. 27 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- News: Four new cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province were added to the national division map; with some changes in the geography of the country. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228075432/https://dolat.ir/detail/199779. 28 February 2017. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohmmad Reza. 2 December 2023. 14 March 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx. Excel. 24 May 2019.
