Mehr, Ilam Explained
| Mehr |
| Native Name: | fa|مهر |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| 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: | Malekshahi |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gachi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1060 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Mehr (fa|مهر) is a city in, and the capital of, Gachi District of Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.[2]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Mehr's population was 1,238 in 262 households, when it was a village in Gachi Rural District of the former Malekshahi District of Mehran County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,198 people in 319 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gachi District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,060 people in 301 households,[6] when Mehr had been elevated to the status of a city.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mehr, Malekshahi County. . 24 November 2024. 24 November 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding changes and reforms of divisions in Ilam province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240208153301/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135488. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Davodi. Parviz. 8 February 2024. c. 2024. Approved 28 July 1387. Proposal 91494/42/1/4/1; Notification 145145/T342H. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Language distribution: Ilam Province. 24 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- News: Shahr Mehr was added to the country's geography map; with five changes in the map of country divisions. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420235317/https://dolat.ir/detail/199317. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 20 April 2017. 2 March 2011. Approved 7 December 1389. 8 February 2024.
