Sar Khun, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari explained

Official Name:Sar Khun
Native Name:fa|سرخون
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:Ardal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Miankuh
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2131
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:31.7497°N 50.5511°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Sar Khun (fa|سرخون) is a city in Miankuh District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.[2] As a village, it was the capital of Miankuh Rural District[3] until its capital was transferred to the village of Deh Kohneh-ye Halu Saad.[2]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sar Khun's population was 1,887 in 387 households, when it was a village in Miankuh Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,737 people in 392 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 2,131 people in 392 households,[7] by which time Sar Khun had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Sar Khun, Ardal County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 28 August 2024. 28 August 2024. fa.
  2. Creation and establishment of units in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231202135043/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113041. 2 December 2023. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. Approved 21 June 1369. c. 2023. Proposal 10783.1.5.53. 2 December 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Borujen County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Library of Mobile Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109045001/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110105. 9 January 2014. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Moussavi. Mirhossein. Approved 2 February 1366. c. 2014. Proposal 53.4.8490. 3 April 2024.
  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.