Tashan District

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Tashan District
Persian: بخش تشان
District
Tashan District is located in Iran
Tashan District
Tashan District
Coordinates: 30°47′28″N 50°05′55″E / 30.79111°N 50.09861°E / 30.79111; 50.09861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyBehbahan
CapitalTashan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
12,009
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tashan District (Persian: بخش تشان) is in Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tashan.[3][a]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mashhad merged with several villages to become the city of Tashan.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 13,829 in 2,855 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 13,312 people in 3,254 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,009 inhabitants in 3,331 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Tashan District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[2]
Tashan-e Gharbi RD4,1734,1533,353
Tashan-e Sharqi RD9,6569,1594,375
Tashan (city)[a]4,281
Total13,82913,31212,009
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Formerly the village of Mashhad[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 December 2024). "Tashan District (Behbahan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Aref, Mohammad Reza (4 September 1390) [Approved 6 January 1383]. Divisional reforms in Behbahan cities. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.16107; Letter 58538-26118H. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammadreza (15 January 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province (PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.