Gujan Explained

Official Name:Goujan
Native Name:fa|گوجان
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:Farsan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:6179
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:32.2444°N 50.5431°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Goujan (fa|گوجان) is a city in the Central District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Mizdej-e Olya Rural District.[2] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Babaheydar.[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Goujan's population was 5,468 in 1,289 households, when it was a village.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,881 people in 1,563 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 6,179 people in 1,780 households,[7] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Goujan, Farsan County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 29 August 2024. 29 August 2024. fa.
  2. News: Arzuiyeh County was added to the map of national divisions, with some changes in the geography of the country. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827234657/https://dolat.ir/detail/200189. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 27 August 2018. 6 September 2017. Approved 9 April 2011. 24 June 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Farsan County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022175712/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110062. 22 October 2013. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. c. 2013. Approved 2 February 1366. 3 April 2024. Notification 115944T8379.
  4. Web site: Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province. 25 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20130331023234/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826954. 31 March 2013. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. Approved 19 July 1391. 12 October 2013. 2 April 2023. Notification 202969/T47210K.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gujan".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.