Shalamzar Explained

Official Name:Shalamazar
Native Name:fa|شلمزار
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:Kiar
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:6899
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:32.0458°N 50.8181°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Shalamzar (fa|شلمزار) is a city in the Central District of Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Kiar-e Gharbi Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,003 in 1,671 households,[5] when it was capital of the former Kiar District of Shahrekord County. The following census in 2011 counted 7,132 people in 1,965 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County. Shalamzar was transferred to the new Central District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,899 people in 2,116 households.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Shalamzar, Kiar County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 30 August 2024. 30 August 2024. fa.
  2. Reforms of country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230815125312/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119340. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Davodi. Parviz. 15 August 2023. c. 2023. Notification 58538/T26118AH. Approved 18 September 1386. 6 November 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128033617/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110054. 28 November 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Moussavi. Mirhossein. 9 August 1391. Notification 115404T817. Approved 2 February 1366. 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.