Ben, Iran Explained
| Official Name: | Ben |
| Native Name: | fa|بن |
| 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: | 12971 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 32.5447°N 50.7475°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Ben (fa|بن) is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,971 people in 4,049 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County. Ben was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2]
Notable people
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Ben, Ben County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 28 August 2024. 28 August 2024. fa.
- 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. live. 25 March 2021. Iran Atlas. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171156/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari . 2017-12-04 .
- 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.
- 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.
