Mazhin District Explained

Mazhin District should not be confused with Mazhin Rural District.

Mazhin District
Native Name:fa|بخش ماژین
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran#Ilam Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ilam
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Darreh Shahr
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Mazhin
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:4146
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Mazhin District (fa|بخش ماژین) is in Darreh Shahr County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mazhin.[2]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mirza Hoseynabad merged with four other villages to form the new city of Mazhin.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 4,885 in 929 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,437 people in 1,062 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 4,146 inhabitants in 1,138 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Mazhin District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
1,719 1,610 1,384
3,166 2,827 1,250
Mazhin (city) 1,512
Total 4,885 4,437 4,146

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mazhin District (Darreh Shahr County). . 22 November 2024. 22 November 2024. fa.
  2. Divisional reforms in Ilam province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240208220554/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124931. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 8 February 2024. c. 2024. Approved 27 November 1383. Proposal 1.4.42.92065; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 60519/T31909H. 8 February 2024.
  3. Approval letter regarding the transformation of Mazhin village from the functions of Mazhin District of Darreh Shahr County to a city. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20120620202954/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/811797. 20 June 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. Approved 8 January 1390. 4 January 2013. Proposal 4/1/19877; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 55920/T46709K. 8 February 2024.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094337/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/16.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117202401/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ilam.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101180736/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_16.xlsx. Excel. 1 November 2020.