Sureshjan Explained

Official Name:Sureshjan
Native Name:fa|سورشجان
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:Shahrekord
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Laran
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:12308
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:32.3167°N 50.6764°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Sureshjan (fa|سورشجان) is a city and the capital of the Laran District in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[2] It was previously the administrative center for Lar Rural District.[3] The rural district's administrative center has been transferred to the city of Haruni.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,124 in 2,604 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,407 people in 2,122 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,308 people in 3,595 households.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Sureshjan, Shahrekord County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 31 August 2024. 31 August 2024.
  2. Changes in the boundaries of national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20121130083437/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117727. 30 November 2012. Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. Approved 25 April 1376. c. 2012. Notification 56142/T17937K. 3 December 2023.
  3. Approval of reforms in the villages of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921131517/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112809. 21 September 2016. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 30 September 2015. Approved 26 February 1369. Notification 40162/T39K. 3 April 2024.
  4. Approval letter regarding the reforms of the villages of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220719121951/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/95958. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. c. 2022. Proposal 53/1/1/14034. Approved 26 February 1369. 19 July 2022. 2 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province. 25 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.